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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 ...

VON DOOM

Formed in Portland USA back in 2007, Von Doom have released their latest single entitled From fear. Von Doom have already opened for some big-name bands in the past, and are surely set to do more of the same in the future. Thei...

VICE

Vice are a British band Manchester that, until, a few days ago, were unknown to me. How these great, new bands keep going unnoticed is beyond me! This is their debut album called The First Chapter. And if this is anything to go...

BELUSHI SPEED BALL

Hailing from Louisville USA, the trio have released an EP conveniently titled Another EP! 6 tracks of sheer madness, fun and, of course Metal! Belushi Speed Ball remind me of the early 80’s where bands were trying to have...

MATTE BLACK AUDIO

Matte Black Audio are based in Glasgow, Scotland. This is certainly one of the best acts that I have heard from the UK in a while, especially I don’t hear too many new bands hailing from the Highlands. Their debut ...

Wartooth – Virus EP Review

Wartooth; if you haven’t heard of them, are an Australian thrash metal band based in Brisbane and part of a new wave of thrash metal bands on the rise in this corner of the world. These guys are so reminiscent of the old ...

BESIEGED

Besieged were formed back in 2012 in Birmingham and they have some prominent members that some old school bangers may recognise. Featuring Dan Rose (Anaal Nathrakh), Ashley Guest (Benediction) and Matt Ensor (Shebrew) and the f...

THE OFFERING – RAT KING

The Offering hail from Tampa Florida, and already in the short history, they are creating quite a reputation on the underground scene. Their debut single Rat King is a masterpiece that the metal world has been waiting for some ...

CAIN – THE RAVAGING

While I was flicking through Facebook the other day, one of the metal forums was asking “is Thrash dead?” My personal response to this is DEFINITELY NOT! The Buffalo based chaosmongers Cain have proven this with the...

VINDICATOR – BLACK SACRAMENT

Vindicator shouldn’t really need any introduction, the Yorkshire based bashers have been around since 2004. The British noise mongers have been absent for a few years, their last release was the awesome Undead In Leather ...

Bullet For My Valentine

I’m sure I don’t need to introduce the Welsh metal heads Bullet For My Valentine. They’ve been around for quite some time now, and love them or hate them they are about to release their fifth album, entitled V...

Kaustic Attack – Pseudo War (EP Review)

Kaustic Attack’s 2014 EP, titled Pseudo War, is their latest release, and the subject of today’s review. It’s a three-part Thrash-Metal epic, which heavily reminds me of Slayer as I listen to it, with elements of...