What is it with Bay area’s that inspire Thrash acts? Ontario, Canada’s Wreck-Defy who have in their ranks former members of both Thrash heavy hitters Annihilator and Testament are lining up a new record entitled “Powers That Be” mixed and mastered by Juan Urteaga (Skinlab, Testament, Machine Head) at Trident Studio, Pacheco, California for a 27th
If you don’t speak Portuguese then now is the time to find a friend because Brazilian Death Thrashers Torture Squad have released a documentary of their experiences at Rock In Rio in 2019 which includes them meeting Testament vocalist Chuck Billy and Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser, this of course being the event that saw the
When a bands mission statement reads “Pure f***ing metal from Kouvola, Finland, Fast, heavy and aggressive. No compromises.” and they cite influences in Sepultura, Fear Factory, Slayer, Machine Head, Testament and Death, it makes for a mouthwatering prospect, especially for fans of 90’s era Roadrunner Records Metal. Soulwound have been grinding their axe since their
You know the drill by now. Sepultura have been doing a Q&A each week with some impressive and some surprising guests before performing a track live in rehearsal that sees one or more guests join them. This time out Andreas Kisser and Paulo Xisto are joined by Testament & Metal Allegiance guitarist Alex Skolnick for
Greek Death Metal trio Deathcraeft created an Odyssey of their own with their freshly released debut album “On Human Devolution”, which sees vocalist Nikonas Tsolakos and guitarist Kostas Kalampokas and drummer Giannis Chionidis (also of Progressive Death Metal act Echidna) join forces to created what they termed as a piece “describing the self-destructing nature of
Berkeley Californian Thrash Kings Testament should really need no introduction. Their second album “The New Order” recorded at Pyramid Sound Studios, Ithaca, New York and released 32 years ago in 1988 is hugely significant in the World of Metal. Let’s face it, without it, there might not be a Lamb Of God, that’s how important
Being the only one of the “Big Four” of Thrash from the East Coast, Anthrax always seemed at odds with the composition of the quartet, especially given the strength of Exodus and Testament as pretenders to the thrown, not to mention Overkill. Back in 1995, after the success of the bands first album with Armored Saint
Like so many, Dead Tree Seeds is a band formed from the ashes of a previous project. When Triakanthos split back in 2009, drummer Alexandre Prudent formed this new outfit and after a few line up changes 2013 saw their debut “Seeds Of Thrash” land a square punch to the jaw of the detractors. Over
Filmed live in Paris at Le Klub on 1st December 2019, this full set from Dead Tree Seeds offers plenty of insight into the offerings of their upcoming 3rd July dropping sophomore album “Push The Button” with four of the sets eight tracks appearing on the release. If you haven’t heard it already, the set
It has been six long years since 2014s “The Righteous And The Butterfly” and the revolving door of musicians in Cleveland Ohio Metallers Mushroomhead has kept turning with drummer Steve Felton being the only ever present member of the band which started out 1993. Since that last record, 2015 saw the exit of keyboard player
