Tag: Thrash Metal

  • Midnight / Cyclone / High Command @ De Kreun, Kortrijk

    Midnight / Cyclone / High Command @ De Kreun, Kortrijk

    Midnight has been on my radar for a while, being one of the more prolific blackened speed metal bands and having put out a banger of an album with Hellish Expectations last month. Supporting them was High Command and Belgium’s own Cyclone. High Command started the evening off with a blistering pace. The five-piece from…

  • Battlecreek – Maze of the Mind

    The German Battlecreek have been around since 2004. Having already released ‘Wake the Plague’ in 2011 and ‘Hate Injection’ in 2015. For their 20th anniversary, they are releasing ‘Maze of the Mind’, and for the first time in their career, it’s released on a label instead of independently. The album is divided into 12 tracks…

  • Extinct – Incitement of Violence

    Extinct is a German thrash metal band from Kiel, at the coast of the Baltic sea.The band was originally formed in 2003, although none of those members are till part of the band. Vocalist and bassist Helge Hentrop joined in 2004 and is now the oldest member. They brought out their first album, ‘Pain Palace’…

  • Sabotage – Pishach

    Sabotage – Pishach

    Sabotage (on multiple streaming services billed as ‘Sabotage India’ is a thrash metal 5-piece from Bassein, about 60km north of Mumbai, India. They released an EP, ‘The Order of Genocide’ in 2019 and now follow this up with their first full length entitled ‘Pishach’, which apparently is a flesh eating demon in Indian mythology. The…

  • Esodic – De Facto De Jure

    Esodic is a thrash metal threepiece based out of Los Angeles, but was originally formed in Jordan. The band consists of Jordan-born drummer Zed Amarin, together with Americans Kevin McCombs on bass and vocals, and Michael Nolasco on guitar and vocals. They’ve previously released a split with Generichrist and an EP entitled ‘Mirrors of Disgrace’…

  • Night Slasher – Night Slasher

    The Lithuanian Night Slasher is a a new kid on the block, having formed (as Night Slasher) in 2023. Previously, the foursome was known as Alcotopia and released one album, ‘It Hits the Spot’ in 2019. Night Slasher is a speed/thrash metal band with some (proto) black metal influences in their sound. From the first…

  • Abbath / Toxic Holocaust / Hellripper @ De Casino

    Concertvenue ‘De Casino’ is a beautiful musichall with a capacity of about 600 people. On January 24th 2024, Abbath’s Dead Reaver Over Europe tour landed here. The Scottish Hellripper was the opener of the evening. If you’ve never heard of them, Hellripper plays blackened speed metal with a good dose of thrash. It’s the project…

  • Messiah – Christus Hypercubus

    Messiah – Christus Hypercubus

    The Swiss Messiah has been going at it since 1984, and have somehow managed to stay off my radar untill now. After a split in 1994, the band got back together in 2018 and released ‘Fracmont’ in 2020. Since then, vocalist Andy Kaina passed away from a heart attack and the band decided to record…

  • Surgical Strike – 24/7 Hate

    Surgical Strike – 24/7 Hate

    The German Surgical Strike have an interesting history. They released 2 demo’s in the 90’s and then the band went silent until the release of their EP ‘V-II-XII’ in 2016, followed by the first album ‘Part of a Sick World’ in 2020. With ’24/7 Hate’ the band presents a 44 minute long whirlwind of thrash…

  • Morbid Saint – Swallowed By Hell

    Morbid Saint – Swallowed By Hell

    The American Morbid Saint is known and loved for their cult death / thrash album ‘Spectrum Of Death’, released in 1990. After this they released a few more demos, but the band finally broke up in 1994, when the genre lost almost all popularity. In 2010, a number of members decided to revive the band…