Crossover Thrash Metal Posts
According to Wikipedia and the greater metal community, Crossover thrash (often abbreviated to crossover) is a fusion genre of thrash metal and hardcore punk. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and hardcore punk. Other genres on the same continuum, such as metalcore and grindcore, may overlap with crossover thrash.
Aug. 30, 2023
Doomsday EP
Doomsday’s 2022 release Depictions of Chaos was a bloodbath of thrashy delight. Attaining Heaven by Force was one of my favorite tracks of 2022. To my surprise Carlos Velazquez- Vocals, Marc Estabillo- Drums, Glendon Diaz l- Bass, Ryan Calaveras- Gu…
Aug. 24, 2023
Go Ahead And Die - Tumors (song review)
Max Cavalera is a riffing machine. We just finished doing an episode on the reissues of Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation and here Max is again putting forth a brutal new track that cannot be ignored. According to Max; “More brutal, feral, extr…
Aug. 7, 2023
Dead Heat - Endless Torment
I am not sure what Nardcore is, but I know I like it. Dead Heat from Oxnard CA returns with a pulverizing EP entitled “Endless Torment.” Made up of Chris - Vocals, Tony - Guitar, Yogi - Drums, Jnut - Guitar, and Vince - Bass, these thrashers are poi…
Aug. 1, 2023
Cold Steel - Deeper Into Greater Pain
Cold Steel is a band that is positioned to take the metal community by force! The interoogle says they hail from Tampa Bay and are made up of: Jose Menendez - vocals, Janpierre Mojica - bass / vocals, Rafi Carbonell - lead guitar, Raffy Calderon -gu…
Aug. 1, 2023
Fugitive - Blast Furnace b/w Standoff
In my humble opinion, Fugitive is one of the best new bands in metal because Blake Ibanez wakes up with stank face riffs pin-balling inside his cranium! Fugitive is a “super-group” consisting of Blake Ibanez (Power Trip), guitarist Victor Gutierrez …
May 18, 2023
Power Trip - Live In Seattle 5/28/18
I have to say this before I write this review. I love Power Trip. Whenever I introduced Power Trip to friends, I said they are “modern Metallica at their Master of Puppets phase!”What I meant was, the best was yet to come before Riley Gale’s (lead s…
May 2, 2023
Mur.Doc 104 - The Undying
Mur.Doc 104 brings four tracks of brutal thrash straight from the Mediterranean with their 2023 EP The Undying.The first thing that caught my ear was the clean production and solid mix. The galloping opening riff pulled me right into the title track…
May 1, 2023
Ninth Realm- A Fate Unbroken
There are few things in life that make metal heads happier then dungeons and dragons and #crossoverthrash riffs. Throw in killer #blackmetal vocals and you have Maryland’s Ninth Realm’s- A Fate Unbroken.Each tune on this full length stands apart fro…