Reviews written by: Dave Ingram Jr.
Reviews
Deviate NY - Gallery Of Death
Deviate NY was formed by Vinny Civitano (AKA Vinny Daze) and James Reilly of Demolition Hammer fame, after the dissolution of Demolition Hammer in 1993. The band consisted only of Vinny and James and this demo, "Gallery of Death", was their only recording due to the band's tragic and abrupt end. The fact that both members were in Demolition Hamm...
31/12/2009
Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence
After reviewing Demolition Hammer's blistering debut album "Tortured Existence" awhile ago now, I thought it'd only be fitting to review their sophomore effort too. For those who have been hiding under a very un-metal rock the past 20+ years, Demolition Hammer hailed from Bronx, NY and released two brilliant demos - 1988's "Skull Fracturing Nightma...
30/12/2009
Nocturnal - Violent Revenge
Now I'll be the first person to admit that black metal isn't my forte - even blackened thrash isn't something that I'm verly familiar with, making this review all the more difficult to write. However, Nocturnals second full-length "Violent Revenge" has come as somewhat of a surprise for me and should silence anyone who claims that all black metal i...
26/12/2009
Coroner - Coroner
<strong>Coroner</strong> - the band that took music far beyond it's time. After releasing five incredible studio albums and one brilliant demo, the band looked dead set on conquering the world with their exceptional brand of technical jazz-infused thrash, only to be shot down over and over again by none other than their own record label. Instead of...
25/12/2009
Hellwitch - Syzygial Miscreancy [Reissue]
Yet another criminally underrated band, Hellwitch's debut "Syzygial Miscreancy" was originally released in 1990 during thrash's final days of glory (the first time around anyway). Sadly, as with many thrash bands in the ninties, the band's aggressive brand of technical death-thrash didn't fit in with the massive wave of groove metal and grunge that...
23/12/2009
Razor - Violent Restitution
If the kick ass artwork and band name doesn't sway you in this record's favour, Razor dubbed as the 'Canadian Slayer' back in the day. Think about what that meant in 1988! Anyhow, "Violent Restitution" was the Canadian speed demons' fifth release (or their sixth if you count 1984's "Armed and Dangerous" EP) and you lot best hang onto your seats bec...
17/11/2009
Protector - A Shedding of Skin
Brilliant, simply brilliant! Protector's third full-length release is a vast improvement upon 1989's rather sluggish "Urm the Mad" and the 1990's "Leviathan's Desire" EP in both terms of musicianship and production - and further proof that thrash was far from dead at the start of the ninties. Even though they're not the most well known of German th...
14/11/2009
Slayer - World Painted Blood (#1)
The almighty Slayer. The band that pushed the boundaries of extreme thrash metal with their 1986 thrashterpiece "Reign In Blood" have somewhat split opinions amongst fans with their more recent outputs, with some hailing them as mastrworks and some viciously slamming them as half-baked attempts a reliving former glories. Whilst 2006's "Christ Illus...
07/11/2009
Cannibal Corpse - Bloodthirst
Undeniably the most successful death metal band in history, Cannibal Corpse have made their name well known through their brutal music, unsettling artwork and gory subject matter, not to mention the countless bans that they've faced regarding their album covers and so on. They've never been a band that deviates from their path, but at the same time...
01/11/2009
Destruction - D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
Since their reformation in 1999, Destruction have somewhat become the frontrunners of the current thrash resurgance these days - after all, they're arguably one of the most influential metal bands around, and one of very few whose reunion albums have been just as good as their classic ones. Not to mention the fact that they were one of the first ba...
28/10/2009
Demolition Hammer - Tortured Existence
Whenever discussing New York's Demolition Hammer, the words 'classic' and 'underrated' tend to get thrown around a hell of a lot. This isn't anything new with a lot of older thrash bands, as many incredible outfits have faded into obscurity under the shadow of the 'Big Four', but Demolition Hammer were exceptionally different. A band who took the b...
26/10/2009
Evile - Infected Nations
By now, a lot of people in the thrash scene are aware of Evile - after all, their 2007 debut "Enter the Grave" was arguably the best debut album out of the so-called thrash revival. This time around though, the fearsome foursome have upped their game big time in a spectacular attempt to break away from the bog standard (and for some, slightly stale...
17/10/2009