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Today's pick is interesting to me cuz I heard this artist when I started my metal journey. I would browse all of the reviews on a website called The Metal Observer (which seems to be defunct nowadays), see if they included free tracks to download and would make a whole-ass cd of random tracks. This is how I discovered bands like Belphegor, Gojira before they became so friggin popular, a Swedish techdeath band that also used the name Havok, and lastly Anger As Art.
This band blew me away as a late teenager for some stupid reason, maybe it was the album art, or how "underground" it was, I don't even know. But they play some mid-grade thrash that for some reason still sticks to me today. Throughout the years I would look for signs of life from these guys and I would see they release albums but it kept me scratching my head as I never saw them on any streaming services. But then I looked for their Bandcamp, lo and behold here they are. Which makes sense as Bc is definitely the best way to support artists.
..Aaanyway, with that cool story done, here's some pissed off thrash lol.
Bandcamp, RateYourMusic, Encyclopaedia Metallum, Tidal (with a live album of decent production quality)
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Fairly competent modern crossover again today. Split up band from Washington D.C. Same vein as most of the recent modern crossover acts, namely Power Trip.
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Discography review No.3
Introduction:
First off, welcome to my third discography review. Hoping to make this a more regular thing. Hopefully it encourages more discussion and active participation, or at least prove to be an interesting read ;D. I'm going to state the obvious and say that this is just my opinion. I can be a little harsh or critical, but this doesn't necessary mean I dislike the bands; they all have their strengths and weaknesses. This keeps things more honest and interesting. If you disagree with any of my points please feel free to present any counter-arguments in the comments and fight the urge to just downvote and move on :D. With all that babble out the way, here goes!
Journey to the Band:
As mentioned in my previous posts and reviews, I have been making my way through all the bands in the US and Teutonic big 4s before I venture back into the unknown. For any backstory, please see my previous review. Anyway, this is the last band I needed to listen to.
The Discography:
Starting with Destruction's first major release, the Sentence of Death EP, I have to say I enjoyed it quite a bit, despite the poor production and guitar tone. Now I have never been a fan of their vocals either. They aren't bad per se, I just find them a little bland and nasally, though I can admire the demented screams that appear every now and then (see Satan's Vengeance). However, that is more down to personal preference than anything. The part of Destruction which shines through the most would have to be the riffs. To me they stand out. Something about them seems so unique.
Contrary to majority opinion, I actually prefer their first EP to their first full length: Infernal Overkill. The band seems to have inherited a more "scratchy" guitar tone which does not satisfy my ears very well. Here I find the material a tad more forgettable than on the EP, the term "forgettable" unfortunately appearing frequently later on. The riffs are still strong, however the package as a whole fails to pique my interest as much as the prior release.
Moving on to what I think may be my favourite Destruction album: Eternal Devastation. Everything on here is a major improvement to Infernal Overkill, minus the dreaded guitar tone which as grown even more scratchy, a step backwards in my eyes. Everything on here is entirely more memorable and some of the songs on here are really enjoyable.
Released from Agony has some more super riffs, and a much improved guitar tone. The riffs here are a bit groovier and catchy.
Cracked Brain has a different vocalist, and he holds up to a similar level of quality as Schmier. The guitars carry forward the technicality found in the previous album, even bringing it up a notch. The production on the vocals is a step down in my opinion, they seem to have a weird reverb effect applied to them.
The next two EPs and an LP all were disowned by the band, and labelled as the "Neo-Destruction" era. This was for VERY good reason. Some of the worst thrash(?) material I've ever heard. Think Lulu, or Risk but worse. Takes courage and a strong will to sit through it all.
Next up is a return to the original formula (thankfully) All Hell Breaks Loose. Not much to say about this one to be honest. Pretty average in terms of their discography.
The Antichrist is a brilliant album. So brilliant, in fact, that Destruction is forever trying to re-create it ever since, to no avail. Clean, satisfying production, great songwriting, and most of all, memorable. Still holds up as their most popular album to date.
Metal Discharge is a big step down from The Antichrist, in pretty much every way.
Everything after this, up until their two latest releases, do not need to be described individually. It is mostly cookie-cutter thrash and most albums sound the same. Nothing particularly stands out, it all tries and fails to imitate The Antichrist. Perhaps the odd song or two on each album is worth a listen. Nothing on these albums is of a low quality, however. Coming from any other band they would be considered a fairly standard release. But Destruction has simply released too much of the same at this point, and it was never my cup of tea to begin with. I'll admit it took me a while to get through this discography. After The Antichrist I lost my desire to carry on listening; I was fueled mainly by my completionist mindset.
That is, until I heard Diabolical. It definitely caught me off guard, and while it is no early-Destruction, there was a notable spike in quality. I still can't quite put my finger on it, but it just seemed almost more passionate than anything in recent years.
The same applies to their latest release from earlier this month. Another interesting, exciting release. I am hoping this upward trend continues in the future.
Conclusion:
Overall, Destruction's early material inspired many bands, some of which still holds a legendary status today. From a personal view, much like Megadeth, Destruction just doesn't do it for me. That said, there is still plenty of material I continue to enjoy. Destruction is plagued by a similar fate as Tankard, most of their later songs entirely interchangeable. The differences being Tankard is mostly in line with my tastes, and Tankard takes a more light-hearted approach and while their formula is over-used, it is not one that tends to get old too quickly. Destruction's guitar work is unique, with mostly strong riffs on their earlier work, one of the main highlights of the band.
THE ESSENTIALS:
- Sentence of Death (EP)
- Infernal Overkill
- Eternal Devastation
- Release from Agony
- Cracked Brain
- The Antichrist
AVOID UNLESS COMPLETIONIST:
- Anything from the "Neo-Destruction" era
- Anything after The Antichrist and before Diabolical.
SOME OF MY FAVOURITE TRACKS:
- Mad Butcher (Sentence of Death)
- Satan's Vengence (Sentence of Death)
- Total Desaster (Sentence of Death)
- Death Trap (Infernal Overkill)
- Tormentor (Infernal Overkill)
- Bestial Invasion (Infernal Overkill)
- Curse the Gods (Eternal Devastation)
- Life Without Sense (Eternal Devastation)
- United by Hatred (Eternal Devastation)
- Dissatisfied Existence (Release from Agony)
- Cracked Brain (Cracked Brain)
- S.E.D. (Cracked Brain)
- Thrash Till Death (The Antichrist)
- Dictators of Cruelty (The Antichrist)
- Spiritual Genocide (Spiritual Genocide)
- Carnivore (Spiritual Genocide)
- Tormented Soul (Diabolical)
- Diabolical (Diabolical)
- Destruction (Birth of Malice)
- Fast as a Shark (Birth of Malice)
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EDIT: Improved formatting.
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Brutal simplistic death/thrash from Canada. Nice guitar tone with a little fuzz attached,, if that makes sense. More traditional stuff than what I've been posting from the sludge sector of metal, but it's catchy enough I feel.
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It's a madhouse! ..or so they claim!
Fucking classic Anthrax, I challenge you to not bang your head at that main riff. But how boring that would be. Just enjoy the song lmao.
Tidal, Official Website, RateYourMusic, Encyclopaedia Metallum
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Hard to pick a single track to share from this album as each one is like 2 mins long, the titles of each track are repeatedly barked respectively, and there's a shit load of cacophony throughout. But it's such a good time - it's fun as hell lol. Loud, short and to the point, these guys combine death/thrash with hardcore and punk and it's very simplistically brutal. I'd imagine their entire set during a show is just a constant pit. I discovered this band from Chicago through a "similarity" to Lair of the Minotaur, and while the vibe can be a little similar, Ready for Death are off doing their own thing.
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Five minute instrumental from a long time thrash band. Awesome riffs with melodic solos keep it interesting throughout. Fine red mist could either describe seeing red when you're angry or what is left of a human when they meet an excessively destructive force.
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I'm a little torn on posting this as this is evenly split right down the middle of crossover thrash and hardcore. If I had to liken it to a similar band, it would be in the vein of Power Trip - you know, the chunkier side of crossover. But it's a little hard to ignore the Hardcore in the voice (nevermind the guest vocals from Knocked Loose, also hardcore punk).
When the riffs hit, though, they're a beast and I do find myself headbanging and groovin along, even to the breakdown at the end lol.
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Some classic Metal Church.
Band: Metal Church.
Album: Metal Church.
Song: Metal Church.
Hotel: Trivago.
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Metal band Voivod are getting an official video game from Chaosmonger Studio
(www.gamingonlinux.com)
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Guys, get a load of these nerds! Just discovered this energetic group last night lol gave this whole album a spin and picked this track as my share for today - the album's triumphant, mid-paced epic with a storming finish. These geeks play symphonic thrash metal with touches of power metal, vocals are a bit on the messy sneering side, kinda reminding me a tiny bit of Warbringer's John Kevill. I've never played D&D but with music like this, it does seem fun lmao.
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50% Stoner metal, 30% heavy metal, 20% thrash, these guys from California are another of my recent collection from my sludge metal journey. Let me know if all this has been too same-y, I can post something different!
EDIT: shit I linked the wrong track lol, fixed now.
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Classified as speed/sludge/thrash metal, these guys' main influences are Mastodon and High on Fire. Production is a little muddy, as all sludge should be, but the vocals are pretty low in the mix and I don't think I can hear the bass guitar lol. But I feel it's worth a share here. Enjoy some obscure stuff!
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Swedish speed metal, emulating the greats of the 80's, as if the 90's and beyond never happened. Speed metal forever \m/
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Exodus excellence...
For some reason I can't attach any images atm...
YouTube, Spotify, metal-archives
EDIT: finally managed to upload album cover.
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These Canadians play old school thrash metal with heaps of melodic technicality. The solos in this are insane and will have you headbanging more and more as they progress saying "Holy shit!!" as I did when I first heard this lol. This guitarist is the power behind Autonoesis, the one man technical thrash/black metal band I posted a few weeks back.
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Skourge performs crossover/death/hardcore - another unique mixture of extreme metal which works well, though not as catchy as I feel it could be. If the vocals sounds familiar it's because Seth Gilmore of Fugitive and Power Trip is killing it lol. Anyway, this band sounds a lot like if Obituary played a bit of thrash amongst their old school death.
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Crossover time! This time we have a band attempting to kind of emulate Anthrax a bit here. Nothing original but it's got a decent production and it sounds fun.
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Sludge metal has such a wealth of undiscovered hidden gems, it's extremely criminal how unknown some of these bands are. I seriously wouldn't know about half of these bands that I upload unless I go out of my way to look for this shit similar to my other tastes, LET ALONE something completely new and unique, like that one Iron Age upload I had a few days ago. What a journey lol.
Anyway, LotM is like if you mix Celtic Frost and Eyehategod. Nice thick sound with punishing riffs and tight songwriting. Loving this every time I hear it.
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