Thrash Metal

Interview: Tech-Thrashers Cryptosis Discuss the Intersection of Technology and Extreme Metal

March 24, 2025

Futuristic Dutch thrashers Cryptosis talk Black Mirror, technicality versus melody and their new album, Celestial Death.

Track Premiere: Hirax – “Worlds End”

January 27, 2025

Hear old-school titans Hirax celebrate 40 years of SoCal thrash on new single “Worlds End.”

Full Album Stream: Axestasy –Withering Tides

January 13, 2025

Hear German power thrashers Axetasy find that Motörhead-meets-Helloween sweet spot on new Dying Victims full-length, Withering Tides.

Book Review: Marty Friedman –Dreaming Japanese

November 27, 2024

Guitarist Marty Friedman’s Megadeth years seem quaint compared to his fame in Japan, as detailed in his new memoir, Dreaming Japanese.

Track Premiere: Graveripper – “Cybernetic Nightmare”

November 13, 2024

Hear Indiana speed metal dealers, Graveripper, issue an apocalyptic warning of the potential “Cybernetic Nightmare” on new new Wise Blood Flexi single.

Full Album Stream: Vicious Blade – “Relentless Force”

September 24, 2024

Extreme thrashers Vicious Blade come at you with ‘Relentless Force’ on their debut full-length.

Interview: Nervosa Frontwoman Prika Amaral Discusses New Lineup and First US Headlining Tour

August 22, 2024

Catching up with Nervosa frontwoman Prika Amaral ahead of the international thrashers’ upcoming US headliner.

Track Premiere: Idol Throne – ‘The Last Voyage’

February 29, 2024

Indiana power-thrashers Idol Throne debut the first single off of their second album.

Track Premiere: Hypoxia – “Pathway To Charon”

January 30, 2024

Queens, NY death metal horde Hypoxia return to the fray with a dissonant new crusher, “Pathway to Charon.”

Full Album Stream: Degrave – “Volume”

October 30, 2023

New riffs, old-school sound. Listen to thrashers Degrave on their new album, Volume.

Video Premiere: Hatefulmurder – “Call Out Your Soul”

October 24, 2023

Watch Brazilian melodic DM outfit Hatefulmurder thrash their way through new single, “Call Out Your Soul.”

Album Premiere: Acid Mass – “Agonizer”

September 20, 2023

Jump in a repossessed war machine and steamroll the day with Midwestern thrash ‘n’ roll solo project Acid Mass.

Video Premiere: Besta – “Olhar Serafico”

August 30, 2023

Check out the new music video for Besta‘s song “Olhar Serafico,” off the band’s album Terra Em Desapego, out now via Lifeforce Records.

Full Album Stream: Bloodletter – ‘A Different Kind of Hell’

July 20, 2023

Hear Chicago thrash crew Bloodletter spin an epic tale on their new concept album for Wise Blood Records, A Different Kind of Hell.

Track Premiere: Transilience – “Seven Samurai”

June 29, 2023

Watch Virginia progressive thrash unsung heroes Transilience return with the first Kurosawa-inspired single from their new EP Nervesaw.

Video Premiere: Terminalist – “The Crisis As Condition”

June 22, 2023

“The crisis is no longer a phase in passing or a simple challenge to overcome, it’s become a permanent condition.”

Our Tribute To Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman, Who Died Ten Years Ago Today

May 2, 2023

Ten years ago today Slayer’s iconic guitarist and songwriter Jeff Hanneman died. Just days before we were set to go to the print, we scrapped the planned issue and instead printed a nine-page tribute to Hanneman. Here it is.

EP Premiere: Turn Cold – ‘Chew Glass’

April 26, 2023

Atlanta thrashers Turn Cold fill your pie-hole with shards and uppercut you with riffs on their upcoming EP, Chew Glass.

Track Premiere: Raider – “Trial By Chaos”

December 14, 2022

Ontario melodeath thrashers Raider sow discord with the gavel-smashing title track from their upcoming album Trial By Chaos.