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Bloodstock has become a regular fixture in my gig calendar since I first went there in 2011 given it was cheaper than most of the other English Festivals, It wasn’t in France and unlike Wacken, which turned ridiculous with the… Continue Reading →
Crossover. It’s not new. It’s not big. It’s not clever. But…….it’s fucking good fun. These Swedes play bandana wearin’, skateboard ridin’, nuclear waste huffin’, acid green thrashcore. These guys play in Skull masks with ST style bandanas. You can call… Continue Reading →
Some bands really take themselves and what they do incredibly seriously. This is of course absolutely fine, if it suits the music & image, Watain for example are a great example. Some bands don’t and enjoy having a bit of… Continue Reading →
Righto, cards on the table; like many reviewers, I was in a band that didn’t make it. What can I say? I was a stoned student, played rhythm guitar in a thrash and punk cover band and didn’t expect to… Continue Reading →
“Steel, speed and destruction” is the summary given on Power Trip’s own page. Taking old school thrash metal values and combining them with punk hardcore seems to be about where this Texan band is at. Although I’m familiar with the… Continue Reading →
Every time I’ve heard current bands in the Thrash/Death Metal category it’s always Kreator/Slayer/Morbid Angel/Death (delete as appropriate) by numbers. Like there were only a limited number of Thrash bands towards the extreme side of the genre and it’s best… Continue Reading →
“Oh goody,” I thought, “I do love a bit of girly goth metal….” Nah, just kidding. Yep Fastkill are so thrash they probably eat thrashed ‘n’ shredded wheat for breakfast. They are also Japanese and this is their sixth release… Continue Reading →