Thrash Metal

There’s only one Duplicate Records.

Stream EP closer “Sickle & Scythe” from thrashers Green Death.

Stream new track “The Observer” from blackened thrash force Wilderness Dream. 

Journalist Martin Popoff just released a trio of new metal books, and we picked his brain about them.

Ikillya are At War For An Idea on their third effort, which you can stream now.

Melodic thrash metal crew Dead Asylum premiere “Defiance” from new album Death Always Wins. 

The Future State of Wicked
Binge on some tasty riffs
dB rating: 8/10

Satanarchist are a raging whirlwind of black metal and anarcho-punk on their new album, First Against the Wall.

Croatoan unleash potent thrash/groove metal on “Bloodgutter.”

The vile underground is alive and in good hands with Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. 

Our resident birdbrains pecks on new releases from Casket Huffer, Altar of Betelgeuze and Necrowretch. 

Their first album since the reunion of Jersey’s morbid thrash cult, Blood Feast, The Future State of Wicked boasts deadly riffs, razor-sharp vocal attacks, and explosive battery. Out this Friday on Hells Headbangers, The Future State of Wicked is here. 

Deathrash Armageddon is a Japanese label that releases a number of raw thrash and black metal bands. 

Thrash metal’s new wave of ‘bangers are obviously cuing off benchmarks and milestones set in the ’80s and ’90s. To wit, Denver-based riff-slayers Havok originally formed as a nod to their favorite bands and records, but over time (or four full-length albums) they’ve come into their own.

Slayer’s eighth LP of original material, God Hates Us All, stands as one of their most divisive. To some, it appeared to be another record in which the thrash icons failed to diversify their songwriting.

Witches Brew provide a home for underground death, thrash and heavy metal bands.

Blackened thrash trio All Hell deliver a new song from their forthcoming The Grave Alchemist. 

Kreator, Obituary, Midnight and Horrendous embark on the sixth annual Decibel Magazine Tour starting TODAY. Got tickets? 

Clenched Fist, the all-star Sepultura cover band featuring members of Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed and Misery Index will perform at the post-Decibel Metal And Beer Fest show.

We’re just one week from the start of the Decibel Magazine Tour 2017 featuring Kreator, Obituary, Midnight and Horrendous. Don’t miss out; tickets are still on sale!

We present Trappist’s “No Corporate Beer,” a pit-churning blast against macrobrews and the sheep who drink them.

We caught up with Warbringer frontman John Kevill to discuss their new album, Woe to the Vanquished.

Filthy Finnish faves Foreseen debut new future crossover classic and U.S. tour dates!

Rebel Wizard‘s unique sound, self-described as “negative metal,” is an unholy marriage of black, thrash and power metal with a healthy dose of NWoBHM thrown in. Stream their album Triumph of Gloom in full now. 

Bandcamp is donating 100% of their proceeds today to the ACLU in the continued fight for human rights around the world. Here are 5 releases to consider purchasing today. 

Dead Conspiracy premiere a new music video for “Paralyzed With Terror” to go with their self-titled album, which they independently released in November.

The Grinding Wheel
The Blitz Abides
dB rating: 8/10

Warbringer ponder what happened to the souls of those destroyed by the atomic blasts at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Are their souls trapped in their shadows forever? 

80’s Brazilian thrashers The Mist are finally seeing the first North American and European release of their 1989 debut, Phantasmagoria. 

Between the epic Gods of Violence, The Decibel Magazine Tour and this band new flexi disc, 2017 sure looks like the year of thrash metal godfathers Kreator.