AH! More Italian metal! What is in the water over in Italy to produce so much good METAL? I've mentioned many great Italian thrash bands here before, and here I go again.
From Ravenna we have Rising Dark, a traditional thrash band that sounds a bit like a stripped down Testament. Even vocalist Michael Crimson reminds me of a young Chuck Billy, complete with Billy-esque vocal patterns.
Mind you, this is all based off hearing one song titled This is War, and thanks to Reverbnation, you all can check out the straight-forward headbanging riffs, seamless song structure, and enough grit to the song that it makes you hungry for more. Rising Dark need to post more songs!
Meanwhile, check out the tune and then check out the band here.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Checking out some new thrash!
Since I have been slacking on my posts lately, I thought I would kill a bunch of birds with one stone and list a few bands that have caught my ear one way or another.
First we have Vermillion Days from Greece. These death/thrashers began in 2007, playing various favorite cover tunes while crafting their own originals. Those original tunes came together as Vermillion Days' first self-financed EP titled In the Warfield.
In the Warfield has a classic death/thrash sound reminiscent of early Sepultura.
You can check out their YouTube channel here, and after, go "like" them on their Facebook page here.
Next we have Betrayer FTM from Columbia. This stuff is extreme thrash with a raw punk feel. I say punk "feel" because it's not 100% crossover, but it has a killer raw quality that gravitates the songs toward the genre. The tune Midnight Poison might be the best example of this with the guttural vocals and thrash rock riffage. Awesome!
The cover art to their album No Life Till Fury is disturbing and sick, sticking out as a good reference to the flavor of music hammered out by Betrayer FTM.
Check 'em out here.
Next is a promising band from Buffalo NY called New World Horror. I mentioned them in a previous post here. These young thrashers (ages between 17 and 19) decided to form a band only one year ago (March 2010), and have been working to get themselves on the music map.
N.W.H. is already making headway by opening for some of the NWOTM heavyweights such as Gama Bomb and Bonded By Blood. Although their demo is not perfect (for example, the vocals are a bit patchy on the more melodic "singing" parts, and the dynamics in their breakdown riffs simply are not there) but it still has some pit worthy moments.
The musicianship is excellent. Their song Vipers sticks out as their best with a pummeling opening that leads into vocal patterns which bring old Nuclear Assault to mind.
These guys are still young in their musical journey with N.W.H., and I'm more than curious to see how they will develop into a well-oiled thrash machine. As far as they have come within a year, New World Horror's next effort has the potential to destroy. I'll be watching.
Check them out here.
First we have Vermillion Days from Greece. These death/thrashers began in 2007, playing various favorite cover tunes while crafting their own originals. Those original tunes came together as Vermillion Days' first self-financed EP titled In the Warfield.
In the Warfield has a classic death/thrash sound reminiscent of early Sepultura.
You can check out their YouTube channel here, and after, go "like" them on their Facebook page here.
Next we have Betrayer FTM from Columbia. This stuff is extreme thrash with a raw punk feel. I say punk "feel" because it's not 100% crossover, but it has a killer raw quality that gravitates the songs toward the genre. The tune Midnight Poison might be the best example of this with the guttural vocals and thrash rock riffage. Awesome!
The cover art to their album No Life Till Fury is disturbing and sick, sticking out as a good reference to the flavor of music hammered out by Betrayer FTM.
Check 'em out here.
Next is a promising band from Buffalo NY called New World Horror. I mentioned them in a previous post here. These young thrashers (ages between 17 and 19) decided to form a band only one year ago (March 2010), and have been working to get themselves on the music map.
N.W.H. is already making headway by opening for some of the NWOTM heavyweights such as Gama Bomb and Bonded By Blood. Although their demo is not perfect (for example, the vocals are a bit patchy on the more melodic "singing" parts, and the dynamics in their breakdown riffs simply are not there) but it still has some pit worthy moments.
The musicianship is excellent. Their song Vipers sticks out as their best with a pummeling opening that leads into vocal patterns which bring old Nuclear Assault to mind.
These guys are still young in their musical journey with N.W.H., and I'm more than curious to see how they will develop into a well-oiled thrash machine. As far as they have come within a year, New World Horror's next effort has the potential to destroy. I'll be watching.
Check them out here.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
NWOTM Blog now on Facebook
Well, it had to happen. First a NWOTM Twitter page and now...well, you know.
Anyway, you can go to the New Wave of Thrash Metal Blog Facebook page here, and if you are so inclined, please hit the "like" button.
On the FB page, I will post what is current on this blogger account as well as other related tidbits of info that may not warrant a full blogger post, but at least earned a mention on FB.
Just another way to spread the word...
...and that word is METAL! (yeah, a little cheezy, but whatever)
Anyway, you can go to the New Wave of Thrash Metal Blog Facebook page here, and if you are so inclined, please hit the "like" button.
On the FB page, I will post what is current on this blogger account as well as other related tidbits of info that may not warrant a full blogger post, but at least earned a mention on FB.
Just another way to spread the word...
...and that word is METAL! (yeah, a little cheezy, but whatever)
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Bonded By Blood rumor put to rest
As I posted here a while back, there were rumors about Alex leaving Bonded By Blood. Well, for those of you who were actually worried about one of the staple bands of the NWOTM losing a key member, ya'll can breathe a sigh of relief.
Thanks goes to Jordan W Neely for sending me a post made on Alex's YouTube page. Alex posted that the rumors are not true, calling it all "nonsense talk."
Good to know.
Now, in my prior post, I did mention that you should "chalk this up to the rumor mill," but I also said that if it turns out to be false, that I will apologize on this here blog about contributing to such, as Alex put it, nonsense talk.
I'm sorry.
There. I promise it will not happen again until next time it happens. :D
So thanks again to Jordan for the tip, thanks to Bonded By Blood for kicking ass, and good luck to the Buffalo NY thrashers New World Horror who will open for them on April 17th (hey, Dan - I had to throw that in!).
METAL!
Thanks goes to Jordan W Neely for sending me a post made on Alex's YouTube page. Alex posted that the rumors are not true, calling it all "nonsense talk."
Good to know.
Now, in my prior post, I did mention that you should "chalk this up to the rumor mill," but I also said that if it turns out to be false, that I will apologize on this here blog about contributing to such, as Alex put it, nonsense talk.
I'm sorry.
There. I promise it will not happen again until next time it happens. :D
So thanks again to Jordan for the tip, thanks to Bonded By Blood for kicking ass, and good luck to the Buffalo NY thrashers New World Horror who will open for them on April 17th (hey, Dan - I had to throw that in!).
METAL!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Thrash always helps a crappy birthday
So it was my birthday today and I was home with bronchitis. Good times.
Everyone knows that the best time to call in sick at work is when you're not really sick. It sucks laying around the house when you don't feel good.
To heap insult to injury, I was promised by the local weather forecasters that our area was supposed to experience damaging storms today, including rain, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. Well, great, if I am stuck at home, it may as well suck outside since I won't be able to enjoy my "day off" anyway, right?
Wrong. The clouds dispersed, leaving me with a picture window full of sunshine and blue skies. Crappy.
Oh, well. In honor of my lame birthday, I am going to make myself feel better with a one of my favorite new-school thrash tunes.
Nice.
So, until next time...cough cough cough!
Everyone knows that the best time to call in sick at work is when you're not really sick. It sucks laying around the house when you don't feel good.
To heap insult to injury, I was promised by the local weather forecasters that our area was supposed to experience damaging storms today, including rain, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. Well, great, if I am stuck at home, it may as well suck outside since I won't be able to enjoy my "day off" anyway, right?
Wrong. The clouds dispersed, leaving me with a picture window full of sunshine and blue skies. Crappy.
Oh, well. In honor of my lame birthday, I am going to make myself feel better with a one of my favorite new-school thrash tunes.
Nice.
So, until next time...cough cough cough!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Why do I listen to it? An eloquent answer.
Over at the Lunar Hypnosis blog, in a review for Bonded by Blood's Feed the Beast, J.M. writes the following:
"I know what your thinking and the purists have been saying it for a couple of years now too. Your thinking to yourself, "Why should I listen to a thrash metal album from 2008 when I can listen to one from 1988?" The answer is simple, friends:
BECAUSE ITS GODDAMN THRASH METAL AND IT FUCKING RULES!"
'Nuff said.
"I know what your thinking and the purists have been saying it for a couple of years now too. Your thinking to yourself, "Why should I listen to a thrash metal album from 2008 when I can listen to one from 1988?" The answer is simple, friends:
BECAUSE ITS GODDAMN THRASH METAL AND IT FUCKING RULES!"
'Nuff said.
Friday, March 18, 2011
National Suicide ROCKS!
I don't now what it is about Italian thrash, but recently I seem to find more and more that simply crushes.
Bands such as Injury, Game Over, and Alcoholizer are killer and worth a look for any thrash fan. One of my faves is National Suicide.
One listen to their tune Please Welcome...My Friends and you'll know why they richly deserve a ROCKS! post. National Suicide have mastered creating the catchy headbangable riff. These riffs take what would be a typical good thrash tune and elevate it to something memorable.
Comparisons are inevitable between vocalist Stefano Mini and good ol' Bobby Blitz, but that's okay. Mini has a great set of pipes that fit perfectly for the brand of thrash N.S. is pumping out.
Give it a listen.
Check them out here.
Bands such as Injury, Game Over, and Alcoholizer are killer and worth a look for any thrash fan. One of my faves is National Suicide.
One listen to their tune Please Welcome...My Friends and you'll know why they richly deserve a ROCKS! post. National Suicide have mastered creating the catchy headbangable riff. These riffs take what would be a typical good thrash tune and elevate it to something memorable.
Comparisons are inevitable between vocalist Stefano Mini and good ol' Bobby Blitz, but that's okay. Mini has a great set of pipes that fit perfectly for the brand of thrash N.S. is pumping out.
Give it a listen.
Check them out here.
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