Ringworm's eighth release, Death Becomes My Voice, continues the band's vicious hardcore metal assault over the past three decades. The title track is a pugnacious combination of hardcore drumming and thrashing guitar riffs that grip your jugular for ...
CD Review: “Electric Messiah” by High On Fire
High On Fire pay tribute to the legendary Lemmy Kilmister with its aptly titled eighth record, Electric Messiah. The trio's blend of Motorhead, Black Sabbath and Slayer is in full throttle throughout the record. “Spewn from the Earth” is a straight t ...
Slayer Final World Tour
Fifteen thousand metal-heads, ninety degrees of Georgia heat, five thrash bands, and one dixie storm was the formula for the Atlanta stop of Slayer’s current tour on Friday, August 10. Luckily the rain ceased before the beginning of the show, but an ...
CD Review: “Downfall Of Mankind” by Nervosa
Brazilian death-thrash trio Nervosa deliver a blistering dose of speed on its third album, Downfall Of Mankind. The album's brief intro is dissonant and foreboding, merely hinting at what is in store. The next track, “Horrordrome,” is a full on thras ...
Slayer’s Summer Tour drenches Baltimore
Drenching wet, save for my camera, I stood dripping under the canopy of the Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore. Umbrella or not, blocks of walking through the streets overflowing with water had left me and my fellow concert-goers far from dry. Our vi ...
CD Review: “Howling, For The Nightmare Shall Consume” by Integrity
Darkness abounds on Integrity's ninth release, Howling, For The Nightmare Shall Consume. The trio conjures imagery of black magic and devilry over a serrated blend of hardcore and metal. “Blood Sermon” morphs from black metal to d-beat throughout the ...
CD Review: “In His Infernal Majesty’s Service” by Witchery
Blackened thrash metal supergroup Witchery return after a six year absence with its sixth hellish offering, In His Infernal Majesty's Service. “Lavey-athan” storms from the abyss like a demon ready to devour innocent souls. The track is full on ...
CD Review: “Decision Day” by Sodom
It took three years, but the legendary Teutonic thrash outfit Sodom is back with its fifteenth record, Decision Day. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the band's formation in 1981. However, the band still retains the aggression and Satani ...
CD Review: ‘Mass Confusion’ by Dust Bolt
German thrash outfit Dust Bolt cut to the chase on Mass Confusion. The opening track, “Sick X Brain” is one minute of full on crossover thrash. The blitzkrieg rages on with the title track which starts with chugging riffs before the band launches a t ...
CD Review: ‘Agony’ by Nervosa
Brazilian-thrash trio Nervosa brings the thrash on its second record, Agony. The record opener “Arrogance” rips like a scythe through a torso. There is a strong blending of early Sepultura and Death as frontwoman Fernanda Lira screeches like Chuck Sc ...