Thrash Metal Reviews
Except for maybe power metal, there probably aren’t any genres I listened to more in my life than thrash metal. The high tempos, intricate riffing and overall intensity of the genre greatly appeal to me. As a result, thrash metal releases have been covered in my Album of the Week reviews frequently. Thrash metal reviews published on Kevy Metal can be found on this page. Minor overlaps with my heavy metal reviews or even my power metal reviews might exist, since I do particularly like the more melodic side of the thrash metal spectrum.
Since I did not start properly tagging my reviews until a couple of years in, some reviews that will not show up below might still exist on the site. Searching for reviews by artist or release title can be done conveniently by using the search bar at the bottom of the page.
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Album of the Week 32-2015: Volcano – Melt
Over two decades have passed since Sheja left Japanese Thrash legends Gargoyle, but the basic elements of his compositions are still the same in Volcano. There’s his lethal guitar tone, perfectly suited to both his vicious riffs and highly melodic leads, raw vocals – though “gruff” would be a more…
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Album of the Week 28-2015: Dew-Scented – Intermination
With the arrival of the four Dutch musicians that currently round out Dew-Scented’s lineup besides vocalist Leif Jensen, something happened with the sound of the band. Sure, the hyperspeed, incredibly tight and brutally aggressive sound that balances on the edge of Thrash and Death Metal has remained, but guitarist Marvin…
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Album of the Week 22-2015: Forbidden – Forbidden Evil
As much as I love Thrash Metal, the market was saturated in the late eighties. Almost every band sounded like the last one and the scene was too conservative – and still is, in many ways – for “something else”. Yet, something else is what Forbidden was. Sure, all the…
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Album of the Week 12-2015: Kenn Nardi – Dancing With The Past
Anacrusis was one of the most unique bands ever to have graced the Metal scene. Want proof? Name one band that sounds like them. See? Their one of a kind blend of Thrash Metal, Progmetal and hints of New Wave and even some suspenseful film score music made 1993’s ‘Screams…
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Album of the Week 05-2015: Angelus Apatrida – Hidden Evolution
The state of Thrash Metal these days worries me. The old guard generally struggles to maintain momentum, while the younger bands can’t write a tune like their influences did and – even worse – their lyrics are disturbingly marred by toilet humor and beer tributes. Enter Angelus Apatrida. The Spanish…
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Album of the Week 44-2014: At The Gates – At War With Reality
Comeback albums are always something of a risky breed. If you stick too close to your original formula, critics will scold your lack of originality and doubt the purpose of your reunion, but trying something new will alienate your fanbase. At The Gates has found the magical middle ground by…
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Album of the Week 41-2014: Sanctuary – The Year The Sun Died
Nevermore’s breakup – or hiatus, whatever you choose to believe – was terrible news for yours truly. Nevermore’s unique blend of crushingly heavy riffs, compositional complexity, Warrel Dane’s incredible clean vocals and a sense of melody that seems to be forbidden in contemporary Metal made them one of the best…
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Album of the Week 30-2014: OverKill – White Devil Armory
Though OverKill has never released an album that was less than decent, it’s when they hit full-speed that they sound best. And for their last three albums, the average tempo has been higher than in the preceding decade, possibly aided by the joining of drummer extraordinaire Ron Lipnicki. That includes…
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Album of the Week 20-2014: OverKill – The Years Of Decay
In a way, ‘The Years Of Decay’ and its direct follow-up ‘Horrorscope’ are the most complete records that New Jersey’s – and if I’m brutally honest, the world’s – finest Thrash Metal band OverKill has ever released. Calling them their magnum opus would be disrespectful towards the rest of the…
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