In the late 80s, thrash metal was king. Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax and (slightly later) Sepultura ruled the scene, but there were literally hundreds of other bands languishing in the second division whom churned out records that have stood the test of time: Testament, Kreator. The UK’s Metallica obsessed Xentrix, Annihilator…the list goes on. With a great musical blueprint, thrash never seemed to get old…and then at some point in the early 90s, as far as the likes of Metal Hammer were concerned, it kind of burned itself out.
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Watch the new video from Greek thrashers Biotoxic Warfare
As part of the promotion for their 2015 full-length ‘Labotomized’, Greek thrash metal outfit Biotoxic Warfare have released a video for the track ‘Proclaim The Gospel of Lies’.
The track is a great old school thrash affair, almost guaranteed to please fans of ‘Beneath The Remains’ era Sepultura. Check out the video below.
D.R.I. Upcoming tour
Late 80s thrash-hardcore crossover band D.R.I. are taking to the road again soon for a short tour of the US and Colombia. The live dates are ahead of a new yet to be titled studio release, the band’s first new work since 1995.
D.R.I. confirmed tour dates for September/October 2014
New video from Seprevation
Bristol’s Seprevation have posted a promo video of their track ‘Slave To The Grave’ on YouTube which can now be seen in full below. It comes from the band’s debut album ‘Consumed’ which is released on May 10th in the UK. The mix of old-school thrash and a touch of death metal should thrill fans of classic late 80s/early 90s bands such as Entombed, Obituary et al.
Slayer announce US Autumn tour
Following the death of guitarist and founder member Jeff Hanneman and the departure of drummer of Dave Lombardo (once again), the Slayer machine will not be stopped. The band have announced a run of US dates for October and November, as follows: