Thrash Metal Album reviews - Page 3

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Rust in Peace

Megadeth

Megadeth - Rust in Peace 9.6

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Thrash Metal
On Rust in Peace, Megadeth make difficult playing sound urgent rather than academic. Dave Mustaine's riffs keep changing…

Scream Aim Fire

Bullet for My Valentine

Bullet for My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire 7.9

Album review

Metal
Thrash Metal
Scream Aim Fire puts Bullet for My Valentine's fast guitar work in the foreground. The title track begins with a tightly organized…

Arise

Sepultura

Sepultura - Arise 8.9

Album review

Metal
Thrash Metal
Sepultura keep the attack fierce on Arise, but the arrangements reveal a band interested in more than speed. The guitars move…

What the Dead Men Say

Trivium

Trivium - What the Dead Men Say 8.8

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Thrash Metal
Alex Bent's drumming gives What the Dead Men Say much of its character. Fast passages remain precise, but the changing accents and…

Reign in Blood

Slayer

Slayer - Reign in Blood 9.5

Album review

Metal
Thrash Metal
Twenty-nine minutes is enough for Slayer to establish a complete musical identity on Reign in Blood. The songs are short, the…

Ascendancy

Trivium

Trivium - Ascendancy 8.8

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Thrash Metal
The guitar melodies on Ascendancy have as much importance as the heavy riffs. Trivium makes fast picking, harmonized leads and…

Excalibur

Mindforce

Mindforce - Excalibur 8.3

Album review

Hardcore Punk
Thrash Metal
Excalibur gives Mindforce's hardcore a strong melodic and rhythmic character without reducing its weight. The songs are brief, but…

California Cursed

Drain

Drain - California Cursed 7.7

Album review

Hardcore Punk
Thrash Metal
California Cursed brings a sharp metal edge to Drain's hardcore. The guitars move quickly, the rhythms have a strong bounce and…

New Lords

Mindforce

Mindforce - New Lords 8.0

Album review

Hardcore Punk
Thrash Metal
New Lords puts Mindforce's heavy guitar music into a particularly compact form. The songs move quickly, with thrash-influenced…

Living Proof

Drain

Drain - Living Proof 8.4

Album review

Hardcore Punk
Thrash Metal
Living Proof keeps Drain's heavy hardcore concise and energetic while allowing a few useful changes of direction. The fast guitar…

Marching in Time

Tremonti

Tremonti - Marching in Time 8.3

Album review

Hard Rock
Thrash Metal
Marching in Time gives Tremonti's familiar heavy rock sound several useful changes of emphasis. The choruses remain broad and…

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