25 of the Greatest Sophomore Thrash Albums of the 1980’s
Second albums. Difficult for some. But not for these talented bastards. Presented in order of release as opposed to any kind of ranking…. Metallica – Ride The [...]
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Metallica’s 72 Seasons: All Your Questions Answered!
There are already a million identikit reviews of Metallica’s 72 Seasons floating around in internet-land so we’ve simply cut to the chase and answered the [...]
Aftermath – No Time To Waste – Album Review
In 2023, cult thrashers Aftermath sound angrier than ever and if you thought they sounded pissed off on 2019s ‘comeback’ album There Is Something Wrong, then you [...]
Menace – Open Fire – Album Review
Worshipping slavishly at the altar of Lord Chuck Schuldiner, Greece’s Menace may be mercilessly channelling the output of Death circa-Spiritual Healing to [...]
71TonMan – Of End Times – Album Review
71Ton Man? That’s a big fella. That’s some insurmountable heft to drag around! With a name like that you’d expect the music to match in terms of gargantuan ferocity [...]
Is it Time to Cut Fear Factory’s Digimortal Some Slack?
We’ve already covered albums such as Metallica‘s St. Anger, Megadeth’s Risk, Paradise Lost’s Host, Saxon’s Destiny & Sabbat’s Mourning Has [...]
10 Of The Greatest Old-School Canadian THRASH Albums Known To Man!
While thrash in the 80’s and early 90’s was generally an American phenomenon the Canadians were hot on their tails, releasing a steady stream of ferociously violent [...]
In Flames – Foregone – Album Review
Foregone is undoubtedly the first In Flames album that’s actually piqued our curiosity since, well, since Reroute To Remain nigh on 20 years ago! Recently released [...]
6 Old-School Death/Thrash Albums You Need To Hear! (Part 2)
Thrash not heavy enough? Death metal too heavy? Fear not! Death/thrash met you in the middle…. and in the late 80s and early 90s this fusion of the two [...]
Skulldozer – Non Stop Ruthless Crushing – Album Review
With a Gateways To Annihilation-esque take on old-school death metal fashioned to a Southern sludge aesthetic, Mississippi’s Skulldozer ably live up to their head-stomping [...]