Tag Archives: thrash metal

Artist: Wode Album Title: Burn In Many Mirrors Label: 20 Buck Spin Date of Release: 2 April 2021 Manchester, England. Home to some of the most irritating things on Earth: not one, but two hideous football teams, an annoying soap opera, and…Oasis. The least said about them, the better as far as I’m concerned. But  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cryptosis Album Title: Bionic Swarm Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 26 March 2021 It’s not often that you see a band completely ditch their identity and create a whole new entity in the process. Normally, a band will cling to the past and the name despite there being few original members involved.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Enforced Album Title: Kill Grid Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 12 March 2021 Having fallen back in love with thrash metal over the last 18 months or so, I am now going to attempt a further broadening of my horizons by giving some cross-over thrash a shot. Not really one for hardcore  Continue Reading »

Artist: Witherfall Album Title: Curse Of Autumn Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 5 March 2021 This has to be one of my most anticipated releases of 2021, and has been so since news broke of it’s likely release a few months ago. Witherfall impressed and amazed me with ‘A Prelude To Sorrow’ in  Continue Reading »

Artist: Paranorm Album Title: Empyrean Label: Redefining Darkness Records Date of Release: 26 February 2021 Recorded between 2019 and 2020, ‘Empyrean’ is the debut full-length release from Swedish band Paranorm, a quartet that formed way back in 2007, releasing two EPs to date. Their style is demonstrably thrash metal with a dash of black and  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the third and probably, given it is now February, my final chapter in my ‘Anticipated Album Releases in 2021. Once again, I have put together quite a wide ranging mix of albums and genres in the hope that I mention something to everyone’s tastes. It is also quite a mix in terms of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Angelus Apatrida Album Title: Angelus Apatrida Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 5 February 2021 It makes me feel really old when a band, born in the early noughties is celebrating its 20th anniversary. I mean, damnit, I was in my 20s when Spanish thrash metal band Angelus Apatrida were formed in 2001.  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Part 2 of my mini-series looking into my crystal ball at what music we have to look forward to in 2021. If ever there was a need to look into the future at positive things, it’s now, as we all stare down the barrel of several more months under the cloud of Covid-19.  Continue Reading »

Now that I have completed my round-up of 2020 from a musical perspective, I want to focus 100% on 2021. We all hope that this new year will bring new hope; a return to gigs? A return to seeing people in 3D? A return to hugs and much-needed human contact? Let’s hope so. But can  Continue Reading »

2020 was a rubbish year, but a killer one in terms of new music. Unperturbed by events around the world, many artists brought their ‘A’ game to the studio to record excellent new music, music we all hope we’ll hear from a stage at some point in 2021. Fingers crossed. To underline my point about  Continue Reading »