Here we have a Swedish entry to the current wave of classic thrash that’s seemingly pouring out of every corner of the world. But where most of these bands are typically pretty young, Guillotine formed in 1995 under the name Holocaust by members of Nocturnal Rites.
The experience shows on Blood Money, as all 11 songs [...]

I found Closer a few years back on Myspace. The sound was very polished and Soilworkish which grabbed my attention. To my surprise, I find the bands debut A Darker Kind of Salvation arrive in the mail for me to review. Closer may be on Pulverised Records but this is a Nuclear Blast, modern, Swedish [...]

Singapore can boast of Abhorer, Sadiztik Impaler, Istidraj, and Impiety. The mighty Impiety, it seems, has been around forever. In truth Dominator is just their eleventh release. Impiety has its origins in pre-Darkthrone black metal, when the bass guitar was still a vital instrument and as such they are usually referred to as black thrash, [...]

Have you ever unconsciously drifted from a genre and then you hear some new band that totaly gets you back into it? Well its been a little while since I’ve really enjoyed death metal that didn’t have the words “progressive”, “avant garde” or “doom” tagged on them. Those Who Bring The Torture completely made me [...]