Live from the Pit: Spiter @ Piranha Bar – 05/26/2024

Spiter @ Piranha Barw/ Desolus, Shroud, MistwalkerMay 26th, 2024Dungeon Works ProductionsMontreal, Quebec, Canada I've been a fan of Spiter since the release of their first album, Bathe the Babe in Bats' Blood, which completely ripped my head off in a way that I wasn't expecting. I was stoked the first time I caught them live …

Album Review: Cruel Force – Dawn of the Axe

"Storms, ride laying waste to the land, run for your death is at hand, see the gallows are calling for you, as the axes seal your doom." Cruel Force - Dawn of the AxeAugust 18th, 2023Blackened Thrash MetalShadow Kingdom RecordsMannheim, Germany I first discovered Cruel Force when YouTube recommended me their killer fucking music video …

Album Review: Phantom – Handed to Execution

Phantom - Handed to ExecutionOctober 27th, 2023Thrash MetalIndependently ReleasedGuadalajara, Mexico Screaming out of the most cavernous recesses of Mexico is Phantom with their debut record, Handed to Execution. This record has been getting a lot of attention since its release in October of last year, and I've seen it pop up all over the internets …

Album Review: Sadus – The Shadow Inside

"Here died the goat and now I'll show I ride the edge to rule." Sadus - The Shadow InsideNovember 17th, 2023Thrash MetalNuclear Blast RecordsAntioch, California, USA I'd never heard of Sadus before until a friend of mine put me on to them recently. Surprisingly even he didn't know they had a new record out. I …

Album Review: Knife – Heaven Into Dust

"There are no gods, no gods in the dark." Knife - Heaven Into DustAugust 25th, 2023Blackened Speed MetalNapalm RecordsMarburg, Germany I first became aware of Knife in 2021 around the release of their first full length record, Knife, which was a ripping piece of auditory devastation that I found myself returning to time and time …

Album Review: Hellcrash – Demonic Assassination

"A clashing of swords, tormented souls, don't break the oath." Hellcrash - Demonic AssassinationMarch 24th, 2023Blackened Speed MetalDying Victims ProductionsGenoa, Italy Italian speed metal maniacs Hellcrash are back with a second installment of unrelenting, chaos-raising blackened speed that takes no prisoners and pulls no punches. I first discovered this band through a recommendation by a …

Album Review: Holy Moses – Invisible Queen

"I am the invisible queen. I live in another dimension." Holy Moses - Invisible QueenApril 14th, 2023Death / Thrash MetalFireflash RecordsAachen, Germany The legendary and criminally underrated German death thrash metal band Holy Moses is finally back with their first new record since 2014's Redefined Mayhem. Admittedly I'm not super well versed on most of …

Album Review: Positronic Brain – Set Phasers to Thrash

Positronic Brain - Set Phasers to Thrash2016Thrash MetalIndependently ReleasedSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada When I’m searching for new music to upload to the Heavy NFLD YouTube channel one of my sources is the St. John’s tag on Bandcamp. As I was searching through the new arrivals on that tag I came across an album …

Album Review: Hellripper – Warlocks Grim and Withered Hags

"Turn down the crucifix for the rabid scythe-wielding triple-six." Hellripper - Warlocks Grim and Withered HagsFebruary 17th, 2023Blackened Speed MetalPeaceville RecordsAberdeen, Scotland, UK Given just how much hype has been built around Scottish blackened speed and thrash metal outfit Hellripper these past few years, I'm genuinely surprised I didn't really dive into the band's work …

EP Review: Wastëland Riders – Speed Rock & Roll

Wastëland Riders - Speed Rock & RollMay 16th, 2016Blackened Speed Metal / MetalpunkIndependently ReleasedMadrid, Spain While these Spanish metalpunk bastards have since split up, this EP left such an impact on me last year that I felt it only appropriate I delve into it for a review. It may have dropped in 2016, but Wastëland …