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THE CONJURED

The guys from Petaluma CA, are back with their newest demo entitled Death March. The Conjured have released a four-track demo with an even more aggressive sound than on their previous release. The Conjured have surprised me wit...

CLINE’S MIND

Cline’s Mind are back with yet another masterpiece of hard hitting metal. The album is called Dead End Road, which sees Tom as the main song writer and musician with the awesome vocals delivered by Mike Lacey with additio...

SLAUGHTER SWORD

Slaughter Sword were formed in 2019 in Sweden, and although Sweden is renowned for it’s Death metal acts, these guys are actually a Thrash band! Their debut EP, Unsafe at any Speed is what a lot of the old school thrash f...

SCHIZOID

The Nicaraguan thrashers Schizoid have released another single called Alters, at what a great track it is! The track is an instrumental, but with such an awesome riff driven thrashterpiece who needs lyrics?! The track reminds m...

CLINE’S MIND

Cline’s Mind is a project that I have reviewed a few times now, and this is the second album I have reviewed this year! The new album is entitled One Nation Under Hell. Once again, the album has been recorded in Tom Cline...

STONE BRIGADE

Stone Brigade were formed back in 2011 in Uppsala, Sweden and have been creating some great thrash ever since. Their new album Madman’s Paradise will be released shortly. The album contains 8 tracks of some of the finest ...

ZERGOTH

Zergoth are a Thrash band hailing from Orlando Florida, who have just released their second album titled Thrash Odyssey. Now I have never heard of Zergoth, even being a massive Thrashhead, but When I first put this album on, I ...

CLINE’S MIND

It is nice to review a band twice to see how the music has expanded over time. Cline’s Mind sent me an album last year, Souls of the Lost, and now the new album, I am Alone. Once again I have not been let down, far from i...

SCHIZOID

The Nicaraguan Thrashers Schizoid have returned once again with a new single. Restless Dread is slightly different from the norm in the thrash genre, in that it is an instrumental composition. If you are looking for a riff stor...

SCHIZOID- MASS GRAVE

Schizoid hail from Nicaragua, since their formation back in 2004, they have hammered out a fair few releases and accumulated a huge following in the process. Their latest release is the single Mass Grave, which is a serious pie...

BRAIN STROKE

Brain Stroke are a quartet from Toluca, Mexico. it’s nice to hear a band from Mexico, as I believe this is the first band I have actually reviewed from that part of the world. I know that Mexico has a huge metal following...

W.M.D

Formed back in 2010 as Shrapnel the band changed their name in 2015 to W.M.D (When Minds Develop), hailing from Calgary, Canada the band have conjured an amazingly heavy thrash album entitled Lethal Revenge. Now, for some stran...

SCHIZOID

Schizoid were formed back in 2004 in Nicaragua, and have released three full length albums. They have just released a new single, Neuron Blow, with a video for their Youtube channel. Schizoid’s style is old school thrash,...

CLINE’S MIND

Cline’s Mind is a one-man-band who has just released a new album called Souls of the lost. Solo projects are nothing new to the metal world, but there’s something about Cline’s Mind that stands out from the re...

THE WOUNDDEAD

The WounDead are a band from Israel, that play a blend of hi speed Hardcore and thrash. I can’t remember the last time I actually reviewed a band from this part of the world, but if the scene is pumping out bands of this ...

MEDUSA’S GAZE

Medusa’s Gaze were formed back in 2010 in Bunbury, south west Australia. Rise of the Gorgon is the band’s debut album, consisting of nine mind melting tracks. The band were influenced heavily by the likes of: Machin...

PANZER

Panzer are a quartet comprising of Schmier (DESTRUCTION), Stefan Schwarzmann (Ex-ACCEPT), V.O. Pulver (Poltergeist, GurD) Pontus Norgren (HAMMERFALL), that have brought back the old school vibe in metal music that has been sore...

DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter are a quintet from Weimar Germany, who have been around since 1995. Their unique style is hard to fit into any genre that I can think of. Musically it’s a amalgamation of the heavier genres into...

SCANNER

The German speed/power metal band from Gelsenkirchen were one of my favourite bands during my teen years. Formed in 1986 the band released classic albums such as “Hypertrace” (1988), “Terminal Earth” (19...

VENDETTA

Formed way back in 1984 the German thrash legends Vendetta have finally released another killer album. The band released classic albums such as Go and Live, Stay and Die, Brain Damage, back in the glory days of the 80’s b...

NIGHTBORN

Nightborn is a one-man thrash project from Sweden, who’s influences range from the 80’s thrash giants such as Slayer, Exodus, Metallica, Sepultura to name but a few. Nightborn have managed to dissect the best parts ...

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