Thrash Metal

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on new jack old-school death metal and the classic thrash this week.

Bay Area thrashers Psychosomatic rip of a cover of Vio-lence’s “Serial Killer.”

Brit thrashers Shrapnel paid tribute to a friend who died by suicide with “Begin Again,” which they’re now a visual accompaniment.

Let Us Prey are led by Ross the Boss frontman Marc Lopes, but Men o’ War they ain’t. Hear a new track from their forthcoming Virtues of the Vicious LP.

Stream the debut EP from UK industrial thrashers Trial.

The Third Kind (featuring All Out War guitarist Taras Apuzzo) take on their biggest challenge yet when it’s Man vs Earth.

Paralysis‘ new album isn’t a trial by jury—it’s Mob Justice!

You can’t go outside to see a show, so watch Morbid Cross tear it up from the comfort of your home.

Stream a new thrashtastic new track from American quartet Subtype Zero.

Jump back into the steaming coffin of black, death, thrash and crust-fueled glory on “Haunted Graves,” from the upcoming EP from Hot Graves.

Total Annihilation picked an aptly-titled track for their visual return. “Reborn In Flesh” comes from the Swiss band’s first album in eight years, …On Chains of Doom.

Italian thrashers Infection Code get down with the sickness on their seventh LP.

The Scourge serve a Warrant for Execution.

Japanese melodic death thrashers Gyze think you’re ready for their brand of “Asian Chaos.” Check out this exclusive premiere to find out.

Check out a genuine ripper from the forthcoming and long overdue debut full length from Finnish speed thrashers Excuse.

Lace up those Reeboks and listen to a new Enforced song!

In which we explore the best of the ’80s thrash metal cover brigade.

Prepare for the “Descent” with a new Botis track.

All Hell reveal The Witch’s Grail.

Atlanta thrashers Sadistic Ritual reveal “Visionaire of Death.”

To understand Cerberus, start at “The Ending.”

Analyzing Sepultura through a Buddhist lens.

Hail the goat and listen Hellripper‘s Black Arts & Alchemy.

Watch a new Subtype Zero video.

Black Anvil pay tribute to late The Devil’s Blood vocalist/guitarist Selim Lemouchi.

Philadelphia thrashers In the Fire come storming out of the gate on Volatile Beings.

Exhorder announce that they will begin recording their first new album in almost three decades.

Current Vio-lence and former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel talks reunion, the possibility of future shows and why Robb Flynn isn’t involved this time.

Chilean thrashers Critical Defiance embody the spirit of the ’80s on their new album.

Get thrashed with a new song from Peruvian-American punks Los Huaycos.