Released on September 30th, 2019 via Unspeakable Axe Records. Algebra – PulseĪlgebra are Swiss tech thrashers with a love for the classics and the desire to bring 80’s and 90’s progressive thrash kicking and screaming into the modern thrash scene. This was the sound of thrash upgraded and while most bands under the sci-fi thrash umbrella sing songs about viruses…. Vocalist Justin Kelter’s acidic range excelled at taking listeners to unexpected places and whether it was his sound barrier shredding crunch found on “Labyrinth Online” or the reverse-engineered Paul Di’Anno punkiness found in short bursts on “Mechanical Carnivore” and “Neon Dreams”, he delivered throughout. The best part is, these weren’t the only ‘retro-fitted’ tricks that Euphoria utilised as they told their tales of technological compromise. In addition to this, Euphoria exhibited a thorough understanding of Iron Maiden’s rhythmic gallops for added propulsion.
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Ultra hostile cyber-thrash was the order of the day and Nanotech was the showcase for a band that, for the first time in forever, assumed full command of the Hanneman technique instead of merely worshipping it. If you want the long and short of Nanotech, the above alert that greeted listeners on album closer “Brainstorm” turned out to be the album’s declaration of intent. Why? ******WARNING: DATA SYSTEMS COMPROMISED. Released independently on April 5th, 2019.
Euphoria – Nanotechĭetroit techno-thrashers Euphoria followed up 2016’s well received Operation: Genesis with an album that shat directly on anything or anyone that dared call themselves ‘cyber metal’. His work is exhilarating throughout and appears to have de-aged these old Jersey dogs, returning them to a level of power many may have thought long since attainable. Verni’s unrivalled knack for embracing melody and malevolence. This could be attributed to the arrival of drummer Jason Bittner (ex-Shadows Fall, ex-Flotsam and Jetsam), who seems to have harnessed Blitz and D.D. It’s arguable that this is the best Overkill have sounded since the modern classic that was 2010’s Ironbound. There was little diversity – this is the sound of old-school thrash delivered with primal energy, a punk attitude and a relentless attack which screams in your face with snarling authenticity – but then Overkill have never pretended to be anything than a hardened thrash act with a bounty of raw material at their disposal. Somehow an improvement on 2017’s not too shabby The Grinding Wheel, The Wings Of War found Overkill thrashing as hard as ever and delivering yet another stellar album of killer thrash for die-hard fans. Released on February 22nd, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. Instantly recognisable, this band know what’s expected of them and they’ve consistently delivered it with levels of energy and commitment which belies a 3 decade existence.
Overkill are East Coast legends, that’s who! When all is said and done, Overkill are Overkill and they’ve never lost sight of the core values that maks them so beloved by thrash fans around the globe.
Replete with unsettling spoken-word intros, obscure noise, shouts, screams, random stabbing guitars, social commentary and the rumbling, tumbling rhythms of prime progressive thrash spliced with the speed of crossover thrash, There Is Something Wrong can be a little overwhelming but that, we would ascertain, was the whole fuckin’ point! 9. (and this is 3/5 of the lineup which recorded 90’s masterpiece, Eyes Of Tomorrow) weren’t merely vexed, they were hellbent on pouring rabid scorn on the world they inhabit. It was bullish, belligerent and fuelled by anger and frontman Kyriakos “Charlie” Tsiolis and co.
Unsurprisingly, There Is Something Wrong was an audacious attack on Government and the hypocrisy of modern society. Released on February 15th, 2019 via Zoid Music. A crossover band that transformed into one of the most technically audacious, progressively-minded thrash metal bands of the 90’s, Chicago’s Aftermath had been teetering on the edge of releasing something politically explosive ever since their reformation back in 2014.
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