Album Review: Exhumed/Iron Reagan Split 12”

Peanut butter and chocolate.  Sir Mix-a-Lot and pro-grade posteriors.  Some things are made to go together.  On the upcoming split EP from Exhumed and Iron Reagan we discover gore-tinged death metal and thrash-infused hardcore are a pretty tasty match.  At first glance it is a bit of a puzzling situation with Exhumed’s splatter-and-pony show swapping… Continue reading Album Review: Exhumed/Iron Reagan Split 12”

Album Review: Shallow Ground’s The End of Everything

If you wait long enough everything comes back in style.  For those metalheads who worship the bastard child of punk and Motörhead called thrash, this theory is a welcome revelation.  Over the past decade bands like Bonded By Blood, Warbringer, Fueled By Fire, Havok, and Merciless Death have reanimated the mosh-friendly aesthetic laid down by… Continue reading Album Review: Shallow Ground’s The End of Everything

The Grand Conjuration: A Review of Black Mass’s The Second Coming

I had the pleasure of listening to the new EP The Second Coming by Boston’s thrash metal enthusiasts Black Mass. They made a pretty clear indication of what I was going to expect, I just didn’t know it was going to be such high-quality. For one, the EP sounds great. The production is clear, loud… Continue reading The Grand Conjuration: A Review of Black Mass’s The Second Coming