What is Thrash without meaning? Creating a play on words that starts with the phrase “Doubting Thomas“, meaning “a person who is sceptical and refuses to believe something without evidence” before replacing Thomas with his surname Thompson, multi instrumentalist Jeff Thompson (vocals, bass, guitars, drums) is on a one man mission for the truth. His fifth
“The sound of the band evolved from, initially, Grindcore, to hardcore, to now Aggro Metal. The evolution had to be this way because of the influence of certain early members that were pulling the sound of the band into a musical lane that was not the initial idea. Nonetheless, after the latest band member changes,
Originally known as Preoptic Distortion, Costa Rica based Thrash Metal outfit Shadows Decay underwent a transformation in sound and name after an initial four year run between 2008 and 2012. Drawing influence from the darker side of the genre and bands like Slayer, Testament and Death Angel their live shows are known for their electrifying
Hailing from Kalmar in Sweden, The Hate Project are a Deathcore band who first appeared on our radar with “Father Of Sin” in 2020. That just so happened to be the first of four waterfall released singles in the build up to debut album “Seize The Obscurity” which landed seven months later as the band
Emerging from the grimy depths of London’s Underground Metal scene, Scale of Attrition are a Melodic Death Metal entity to whom some will already be familiar. Formed of a collection of musicians who have already received critical acclaim for their prior convictions in Meridian Sun and Decades in the Shadows, the five piece have both
What difference can 13 years make? Back in 2011, in collaboration with vocalist Ryan Richards (Everything Must Die, No Conviction), Broken Hope guitarist Jeremy Wagner and drummer Mike Miczek released an EP together under the name Earthburner. Named after the track from 1999 Broken Hope album “Grotesque Blessings” they made their mark with 5 minutes
While we look back on past lives with a sense that modern times are so much better, sometimes we forget about the dark corners of societies underbelly. Questioning the harsh realities faced by marginalised communities and focusing on the emotional struggles of exile, alienation and systemic racism that they face, Verbannt have been building a
A band formed in 2021 by a trio of former Grinding Fear members in Helsinki Finland, Soul Incursion didn’t spend too long in piecing together a first burnt offering in Death Metal for our listening pleasure. Recorded by Markus Heinonen (who later mixed) at Saarni Music Studios and guitarist Oskar Bruun at Vallila ’87 Studios
Hailing from Augsburg Germany, Death Metal purveyors Bonesawer are an unholy trinity shrouded in mystery. Influences in Deicide and Behemoth are cited with the band choosing a distinctly old school writing style for their logo. The question is, after one look at the graveyard of the damned, will you dare adventure in to steal the
It has been four long years since the last audio confession of Colorado Thrash Metal overlords Havok and with a wealth of touring activities announced with Exodus no less, it seemed like madness not to have a record of some kind primed and ready. That doesn’t change the fact that Mixed and mastered by Mark
