As I’m unfamiliar with other Sacred Reich albums, this review stands alone with no comparisons to the (what I’ve been told) classic early Reich albums "Ignorance" and "Surf Nicaragua". "The American Way" offers groovy Thrash Metal with plenty of double bass and shredding solos. The lyrics aren’t the typical "maim, kill, death" Heavy Metal lyrics […]
Great thing about this SACRED REICH re-release is that it made me listen to their whole discography again and rediscover some great Thrash Metal Lite! Their first two full-length albums "Ignorance" and "The American Way" (which was also re-released on Displeased Records) deliver some strong, D.R.I. and C.O.C influenced Thrash Metal and easily rank among […]
One of the oldest Black thrashing hordes of this planet celebrates its 20th anniversary. The band I am talking about is no other squad than Japanese cult act SABBAT. These warriors unleash a nice piece of blackened thrashing fucking Metal upon mankind in form of their "To Praise The Sabbatical Queen" album. There is no […]
Fuckin’ SABBAT from Japan must be THE Metal Institution! For 26 years they’re making a hellish concoction of Speed / Heavy / Thrash Metal under the guidance of Gezol (bass / vocals) and Zorugelion (drums / vocals). So it’s been 8 years since the last full-length album "Karmagmassacre" and during that period long-time guitarist Temis […]
Yeah, I know that this compilation is not the freshest anymore, but as we just asked for a promo of it, we’d like to introduce it to you nevertheless (better late, than never). "Masterpieces" is a collection of songs from various bands / projects that Paul Speckmann was involved in throughout the years, so all […]
We can keep this rather short, cause if it wouldn’t be NILE’s creative force, Karl Sanders, who released this solo album we probably would have ignored it completely… Not because it is so controversial, irrelevant or bad, but simply because it has nothing to do with brutal music at all and therefore usually does not […]
It seems that I made a big mistake in ignoring these guys for so long… You know, for some reason I always figured that Norway’s URGEHAL was just another superfluous faceless Black Metal act, that in the first place was trying to gain attention through their outraging image rather than their music. But as soon […]
Though I’ve written countless reviews for Voices meanwhile and know a million of different styles and sub-genres UPHILL BATTLE give me a hard time trying to put them in the right category. The US-based quartet musically draws influence from various genres: Grind, Thrash, Death Metal, Sludge and Hardcore / Screamo. Vocal-wise hectic, slightly hysterical screaming […]
There was a time when playing real fast had a real Metallic meaning, there was a time when playing real fast and coming up with catchy intense / powerful riffs had a real Metallic meaning, you don’t believe me since playing real fast for you means nothing but to endure the likes of CANNIBAL CORPSE, […]
OK this one is a fucken no brainer. Do you like your Death Metal insanely fast, heavy and brutal? Then check this badboy out. Do you like raw production with old school personality? Then move on… this one’s not for you. Unmerciful is one of the latest signings to the already stacked Unique Leader roster. […]