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: Vulture – Sentinels

"Where there's a whip, there is a way, succumb to the rhythm of our drill." Vulture - SentinelsApril 12th, 2024Thrash MetalMetal Blade RecordsDortmund, Germany I was first made aware of Vulture last year when I discovered their record Dealin' Death on a YouTube channel dedicated to the new wave of old school thrash metal, and …

Album Review: Void – Horrors of Reality

"In the dead of the night, there it sits, we enter the house with a crucifix." Void - Horrors of RealityFebruary 1st, 2023Thrash MetalIndependently ReleasedLafayette, Louisiana, USA Modern thrash metal is a genre I often find lacking in interest, at least when it comes to my personal taste. I feel like a lot of it …

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: Evil – Possessed by Evil

Evil - Possessed by EvilFebruary 1st, 2021Blackened Thrash / Speed MetalNuclear War Now! ProductionsTokyo, Japan I took one goddamned look at this album art and decided almost instantaneously that I was going to love this album, and dammit I wasn't wrong. As soon as this record starts up with the opening track, "The Cycle of …

Album Review: Double Cross – Sliced of Life

"Fuck working overtime. Fuck working." Double Cross - Sliced of LifeNovember 10th, 2023Crossover / Thrash Metal / Hardcore PunkIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada I remember how disappointed I was when I found out that long-standing Montreal death metal band Crosstitution had split up. They were one of my favourite acts in the city at the time, …

Album Review: Cannibal Corpse – Chaos Horrific

"An axe, a knife, a machete, only defense, start butchering." Cannibal Corpse - Chaos HorrificSeptember 22nd, 2023Death MetalMetal Blade RecordsBuffalo, New York, USA Cannibal Corpse is a band that needs no introduction, of course. Even those who are outside the purview of the metal spectrum are likely familiar with the name, as the group has …

Album Review: SpiritWorld – Deathwestern

"If you would've told me how this would end, I'd have called you a fool." SpiritWorld - DeathwesternNovember 25th, 2022Hardcore / Thrash MetalCentury Media RecordsLas Vegas, Nevada, USA So, Las Vegas cowboy rockers SpiritWorld are back with their sophomore album, Deathwestern. I first became aware of these guys when I saw them with Tribal Gaze …

Album Review: Mr. Bungle – The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny

"Poser population is increasing, real life thrash is not ceasing." Mr. Bungle - The Raging Wrath of the Easter BunnyOctober 30th, 2020Thrash Metal / CrossoverIpecac RecordingsEureka, California, USA It's a shame it took me so long to get around to actually reviewing this album, but at least we're finally here. Coming screaming out of the …

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 …