Thrash metal from Brazil, that sound always promising. Sepultura was the spearhead of a thrash metal movement in Brazil and these days the generation is in the starting blocks. One of these bands is The Damnnation, hailing from Sāo Paulo. The trio was founded in 2019 and consists of Renata Petrelli (vocals, guitar), Aline Dutchi... Continue Reading →
MACHINE HEAD announce new album and launch a first song
Westcoast metal veterans Machine Head announced their next musical strike. The upcoming album is entitled ‘ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN‘ and will be released on August 26th, 2022 via Nuclear Blast. The record is a 13 track concept album with the following tracklist: 1. SLAUGHTER THE MARTYR2. CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE3. BECØME THE FIRESTØRM4. ØVERDØSE5. MY HANDS ARE... Continue Reading →
Review INCITE ‘Wake Up Dead’
‘Wake Up Dead’ is the beginning of a new era for Incite. Having signed a deal with Atomic Fire Records allow the band to reach a much wider fanbase and ‘Wake Up Dead’ marks the starting point of the endeavor. Less new though are some of the songs on ‘Wake Up Dead’. The album feels... Continue Reading →
Review THE TROOPS OF DOOM ‘Antichrist Reborn’
One of the most exciting newcomers in 2022 comes from Brazil. The Troops Of Doom is the moniker of a band that premiers this year with an album called ‘Antichrist Reborn’. The one or the other might be reminded of a song from the first Sepultura album, ‘Troops of Doom’, and the parallel isn’t coincident.... Continue Reading →
MUNICIPAL WASTE announce a new album
Thrash metal squad Municipal Waste announce a new album: 'Electrified Brain' is the title of their newest effort, an album that will be released on July 1st, 2022. “We’re not writing any love ballads to sell records,” affirms vocalist Tony Foresta. “We’re just doing what we’ve always done since the band started—and that’s try to write... Continue Reading →
LAMB OF GOD covers ‘Wake Up Dead’
‘Wake Up Dead’ is a classic from Megadeth’s legendary ‘Peace Sells … But Who’s Buying’ album. Now, Lamb Of God covered the song, together with Dave Mustaine and the members of Megadeth. And here is the link to the classic: https://youtu.be/GkoYsXDvL8s Photo: Travis Shinn
Review FINAL CRY ‘The Ever-Rest’
Germany’s thrash-/death metal band Final Cry started their musical adventure in 1992 and debuted in 1997 with ‘Wavecrest’. Since more than thirty years, Final Cry stands for well-made metal with raw power and edges. Built on a rather stable line-up it was singer Kai Wilhelm who joined the band in 2021 and the new album... Continue Reading →
THE TROOPS OF DOOM will release their debut album in April
Brazilian death metal squad The Troops Of Doom recorded their full-length debut ‘Antichrist Reborn’. ‘Troops of Doom’, that is a song from Sepultura’s debut ‘Morbid Vision’s. At the time the lead guitar was handled by a guy named Jairo T. who is the mainman behind The Troops Of Doom. Together with his bandmates, bassist/vocalist Alex... Continue Reading →
Review WARPATH ‘Disharmonic Revelations’
Thinking about thrash metal from Hamburg means having Warpath on the radar. The band started in the early ‘90s and after having shipped four longplayers to the record stores a first era came to an end in 1998. Nearly 20 years later, Warpath returned with their ‘Bullets for a Desert Session’ album. This was the... Continue Reading →
EXODUS announce ‘Persona Non Grata’ European Tour 2022
Thrash metal icons Exodus announced European tour dates for summer 2022.
Review COBRA THE IMPALER ‘Colossal Gods’
Cobra The Impaler is the brainchild of ex-Aborted guitarist Tace DC who, together with four brothers in crime, started the outfit. ‘Colossal Gods’ is the title of the album the quintet had in the making and that has found its way to the record stores. To realize his musical project, Tace looked for companions and... Continue Reading →
Review VIO-LENCE ‘Let the World Burn’ – EP
It wasn’t a given that thrash metal veterans Vio-Lence would return with new material. The bigger was the surprise when the Californian metal icons announced a new EP in June last year. Vio-Lence started in 1985 in Oakland, California. The quintet belongs to the pioneers of a thrash metal and although having with ‘Eternal Nightmare’... Continue Reading →
Review TYMO ‘The Art of a Maniac’
Edmonton, Canada isn’t just the home of one of the best ice hockey teams. The headquarter of thrash metallers TYMO is also based in Alberta. TYMO started in 2014 and released two longplayers to date. These days the third longplayer has been unleashed to excite metalheads all over the world. TYMO is purely based on... Continue Reading →









