Review SACRIFICE “Volume Six”

Toronto, Ontario is the home base of Sacrifice. The Canadian thrash metal force has been at the forefront of Canadian heavy metal since their debut album “Torment in Fire” was released in 1986.
After putting out four full length albums, the band disbanded in 1993, but reunited in 2006. It was the original lineup that released a comeback album titled “The Ones I Condemn” in 2009, and it took a while for the guys to finish work on the next full-length.

With “Volume Six”, the journey continues and Sacrifice’s latest effort is another stunning thrash metal album that reflects oldschool metal. The original plan was to record an EP, but with a solid number of new songs, the band decided to record a new full-length album, and listening to “Volume Six” confirms that this was a good decision.

Screaming guitars, aggressive vocals and great solos create the magic of an album that sounds raw and untamed. Although the four guys are veterans of thrash metal, the album sounds fresh and has a very special dynamic. It’s songs like the massive opener “Comatose” that present a band fully committed to thrash metal. The song is a furious up-tempo and hits you right in the face.

With “Your Hunger for War”, the quartet has added a five-minute song to the track list, which shows the songwriting skills of the Toronto-based metal unit. In general, we are in front of another fast metal song that still has enough twists to keep the tension high.

Songs like “Incoming Mass Extinction” and “Lunar Eclipse” are the counterparts to the epic moments of the album. Clocking in at two minutes, both songs reflect the intense metal power of Sacrifice before “Black Hashish” unveils another epic moment of the album. A slower tempo and heavy riffing drive the song, showing that Sacrifice has more to offer than just full speed metal. “Black Hashish” is the compositional masterpiece of the album.

“Volume Six” is an excellent thrash metal album from a veteran band that has found a way to turn their shared passion for metal into an exciting release. Headbanging is guaranteed.