Thrash Steel
Reigning Phoenix Tune
Unencumber Date – Would possibly tenth 2024
Line Up:
Mark Osegueda – Vocals
Kerry King – Guitar
Phil Demmel – Guitar
Kyle Sanders – Bass
Paul Bostaph – Drums
Tracklist:
1 – Diablo
2 – The place I Reign
3 – Residue
4 – Idle Palms
5 – Trophies Of The Tyrant
6 – Crucifixation
7 – Stress
8 – The whole lot I Hate About You
9 – Poisonous
10 – Two Fists
11 – Rage
12 – Shrapnel
13 – From Hell I Upward thrust
Put your asbestos gloves on as it’s right here and it’s pink sizzling. One of the vital expected steel free up of 2024. Slayer comparisons will clearly be met, however who cares? Kerry King was once an integral member of Slayer and wrote lots of the track, so duh! It’s gonna sound like Slayer.
A two-minute instrumental ‘Diablo’ softens you up for the aural battering to return, and boy does it come on ‘The place I Reign’. Enlisting Demise Angel vocalist Mark Osegueda is a genius transfer as a result of he without a doubt brings his ‘A’ recreation. The track is brutal with each King and ‘go-to’ thrash six-stringer Phil Demmel punching out punishing riffage and white-hot lead breaks. King has additionally enlisted one of the crucial tightest rhythm sections too, Paul Bostaph and Hellyeah’s Kyle Sanders critically lay it down. Simplest the primary track and I’m out of breath. It’s a gradual get started on ‘Residue’, then Osegueda roars and we’re away on a chugging banger that brings some actual evil, no longer precisely thrash however it’s correct heavy. Grasp on on your spiky wristbands as a result of ‘Idle Palms’ comes firing out of the audio system as Bostaph leads the best way on a correct thrasher that’s GOT to be performed are living. Osegueda is going from spoken phrase to a vicious rasp, and the riffs are simply relentless. We get every other evil chugger on ‘Trophies Of The Tyrant’, then ‘Crucifixation’ brings some extra razor-sharp thrash/hardcore – how they retain up the tempo for over 5 mins is past me. ‘Stress’ begins with a creepy intro then flows malevolently into some surprising guitar paintings prior to the rabid punk steel of ‘The whole lot I Hate About You’ says the entirety you sought after to mention to those that have pissed you off! ‘Poisonous’ has an air of vintage Slayer with the ones little trills and fills over a rampaging riff prior to the natural punk of ‘Two Fists.’ ‘Rage’ – does precisely that – and is going flat out from the beginning so dangle on for expensive existence. ‘Shrapnel’ brings that evil doomy tone that King is famend for which settles into every other chugging beast and a wonderful efficiency from Osegueda. The name observe finishes issues off in high quality taste with a punchy vintage thrasher.
Smartly, it’s right here and for me it has surpassed all expectancies. This has were given the makings of every other ‘Reign In Blood’ – sure, it’s that excellent! Some other masterpiece! The aggression, angle, and effort simply fee out of the audio system and punch you complete within the face then provide the kicking of a life-time – it’s that brutal. It sounds as if, King has sufficient subject material for a 2nd album and as soon as his traveling cycle for this one is over, he’s going instantly again into the studio. Let’s hope he assists in keeping this band in combination as a result of there’s one thing particular taking place right here. I’m off for a lie down in a depressing room!
Written through: Smudge
Scores: 10/10
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