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Iron Slaught – Metallic Torments (Protean Heavy Speed Metal)
Talk about versatility. We have a true gathering of sages here. Few bands have I encountered who have this much ability to adapt and shift. They’re practically protean in that regard, which makes Iron Slaught’s latest full-length, Metallic Torments, the new must-own for 2026. The French excel at certain types of metal, in this […]
Dying Victims Productions \ epic heavy metal \ heavy metal \ heavy speed metal \ Mario López \ mountainous metal \ Portugal \ speed metal
Toxikull – Turbulence (Mountainous Heavy Speed Metal)
I’ve received promos from Portugal’s Toxikull a few times if memory serves me right, and I hated every single minute of it. Obviously, this has all changed with their latest full-length, Turbulence. In fact I didn’t even remember it was the same band I had passed on more than once until I checked out […]
blackened speed metal \ blackened speed punk \ Hells Headbangers \ Japan \ metalpunk \ speed metal \ speed punk \ Velio Josto
Verdalack – Force from the Grave (Vampiric Blackened Speed Punk)
Uh oh we got a band using a vampire term for their name. That could be bad… But, lol, hey, they’re from Japan, so trust me, you’ve got nothing to worry about. Any band from Japan can take any genre and make it better than it ever was, especially when it comes to metal. […]
Bronze and Bones \ Dying Victims Productions \ Germany \ speed metal \ thrash metal \ witch metal
Morbyda – Under the Spell (Witch Metal Inferno)
Damn I love this shit. For some reason, though, I didn’t at first, but this is nowhere close to a “grower,” I should have got my shit together from day one son. That’s because Morbyda are the MFing gawds of this kind of metal folks. Do you hear me folks? Is it speed metal? […]
Flamberge Illustration \ France \ heavy metal \ heavy speed metal \ Jawbreaker Records \ speed metal \ Woven Hoof Records
Palantyr – The Ascent & the Hunger (Triumphant Heavy Speed Metal)
I was like “that’s a weird album title” at first, until I realized this is something of a comp for what is this band’s new path of greatness. Previously under the moniker of Destrukt, France’s now-crowned Palantyr have moved away from the speed thrash direction of their earlier work into heavy speed, and in […]
Avery Boster \ Godz Ov War Productions \ metalpunk \ metalpünk \ Poland \ speed metal \ speed metal punk \ speedpunk \ Stabbed by Stinky
Visteria – S/T (One-Woman Emasculating Violating Metalpünk)
Lol yep. I’m telling you I had a ton of awful promos these past two weeks, and only two stood out as worthy for any review, let alone a positive one. In this case we’re beyond positive to godly, so yay. Let’s consider here the debut mini-cassette from Poland’s Visteria. It’s a small package, […]
dystopian speed metal \ Germany \ heavy metal \ Jawbreaker Records \ NWOBHM \ speed metal
Mechanic Tyrants – St. Diemen Riots (Dystopian Speed Metal PS Rush Sucks)
I was about to not even listen to this. The art drew me in with that killer layout, but then I read the label’s assertion that Germany’s Mechanic Tyrants is like Rush and I wanted to puke all over myself. I’m not the only one who’s said, it Rush is extremely overrated. They were […]
Dying Victims Productions \ Germany \ Mario Estuardo López Morales \ Mario López \ Metal Blade Records \ retro speed metal \ retro thrash metal \ speed metal \ thrash metal
Vulture – Sentinels (Retro Speed Thrash Metal Screaming from the Pulpit)
Great example here of a band evolving over the course of its career into something greater. Germany’s Vulture are still relatively new to the whole retro thrash (with some speed) scene, but in that short time they’ve learned how to hone their craft, constantly reworking and revising before release, becoming a general force in […]
heavy metal \ Jessica Moncrief \ Oregon \ Portland \ Shadow Kingdom Records \ sleaze metal \ speed metal \ United States
Leathürbitch – Shattered Vanity (Leathery Sleaze Metal)
With a name like Leathürbitch there are no secrets to be purged. No past wrongs that need to be expunged. No lies to be forgiven, no mistakes. If one is to combine the leather with anything, it’s outright sleaze and there’s no coming back from the path. There is no guilt, no shame, only […]
blackened thrash \ Boston \ heavy metal \ Massachusetts \ Mick Hoffman \ Mike Hoffman \ Redefining Darkness Records \ speed metal
Black Mass – Feast of the Forbidden Tree (Blackened “The Metal”)
Oooo here’s a nice one. I likea me some thrash of the more violent type, but there’s more to this than that. And, to be honest, I thought Black Mass was going to be some power metal RPG bullshit about barbarians stealing your women but it ended up being sickened blackened old school thrash […]
