Testament

Malefic – Impermanence Review

By Andy-War-Hall on March 2, 2026 in Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 22 comments

“A tabby cat is what you get when you let nature take its course. Nearly every stray is a tabby because, without selective breeding from human interference, cats just end up looking like that most of the time. Similarly, Atlanta’s Malefic feel to me what you’d get if you let the faster variants of extreme metal reach their natural conclusion. Playing a style that draws from thrash, black and death metal, Malefic formed in 2007 with the stated goal of modernizing black metal. In doing so, they’ve imbued in their slow-cooked debut Impermanence, an intensity and drive befitting a genre-forwarding record.” Maleficent.

Wreck-Defy – Dissecting the Leech Review

By ClarkKent on February 21, 2026 in Reviews, Power Metal, Thrash Metal, 21 comments

“Is a supergroup still a supergroup if the members who made it a supergroup are no longer part of the band? Last Canada’s Wreck-Defy passed through these halls, Steel Druhm was pleasantly surprised by their third LP, Powers That Be. However, the band that Steel reviewed has seen some significant lineup changes since then.” Super substitutions?

AMG Goes Ranking – Megadeth

By Grin Reaper on January 21, 2026 in AMG Rankings, Thrash Metal, 162 comments

AMG ranks the vast discography of Megadeth in anticipation of their farewell magnum opus. Join with us!

Species – Changelings [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]

By Grin Reaper on December 23, 2025 in Things You Might Have Missed 2025, Thrash Metal, 45 comments

“About once a year, I find a technical thrash album I utterly adore. 2023 graced me with Xoth, and 2024’s Dissimulator debut was my favorite album of the year. In 2025, the premiere thrash platter belongs to Warsaw, Poland’s Species. Unfairly or not, thrash is an oft-maligned genre accused of being unserious and trite or stale and stuck in the past. On Changelings, Species’ sophomore offering, the band nimbly threads the needle between paying homage to thrash’s heyday while shaping a fresh sound that’s enchanting yet familiar.” Speed into the future.

Stuck in the Filter: October 2025’s Angry Misses

By Kenstrosity on December 15, 2025 in Reviews, Stuck in the Filter, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Funeral Doom, Groove Metal, Hard Rock, Hardcore, Heavy Metal, Industrial Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Symphonic Metal, 59 comments

December is the best time to browse through the October Filter flotsam, as they’re now heavily discounted like Valentine’s Day candy in August. They’re probably still fresh though. Maybe.

Testament – Para Bellum Review

By Steel Druhm on October 9, 2025 in Reviews, Thrash Metal, 110 comments

“The greats of the original American thrash scene have fallen on hard times of late. Metallica dropped a predictably disappointing platter that critics still hailed as genius, Megadeth is Megadeth, Anthrax is MIA, and Slayer is in assisted living. These days, it seems like only Overkill still stands strong and defiant, defending the old guard. But let us not forget about Testament.” New and olde Testaments.

Electrocutioner – Harbinger Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on September 2, 2025 in Reviews, Thrash Metal, 61 comments

“Two years ago, I grabbed Electrocutioner’s False Idols solely because their one-pager told me not to. And I enjoyed every minute of its straightforward approach to old-school thrash. Even scoring it higher than one would ever dare for something that’s been done countless times over. But there was just something about its riff-machine qualities that hooked me so deeply. Fast forward, and I’ve got my grubby sausage fingers on their sophomore outing, Harbinger. And, once again, you’ll find no gimmicks here. Just beer-swilling thrash in the realm of Slayer, Testament, and Whiplash.” Strong Island strong.

Firstborne – Lucky Review

By Andy-War-Hall on August 22, 2025 in Reviews, Hard Rock, 18 comments

“Comprised of ex-Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler, Girish and The Chronicles singer Girish Pradhan, and guitar journeyman Myrone, Firstborne’s sophomore album, Lucky, is the product of decades’ worth of collective experience and professional toil. They have the know-how. They have the chops. They have an awful name. But do they have the songs?” Family troubles.

Stuck in the Filter: April 2025’s Angry Misses

By Kenstrosity on June 30, 2025 in Stuck in the Filter, Black Metal, Death Metal, Hardcore, Mathcore, Melodic Black Metal, post-punk, Sludge, Sludge Metal, Thrash Metal, 49 comments

The April Filters are now fully de-scuzzified. You can approach and examine the scuzz flotsam.

Byzantine – Harbingers Review

By Saunders on June 14, 2025 in Reviews, Groove Metal, Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, 69 comments

“Defiantly resilient and deeply underappreciated, West Virginia’s Byzantine bring oodles of class and credibility to the often-maligned groove metal game. Their brand of accessible, slick modern metal has seen the Byz lads cultivate a consistently solid career, kicking twenty twenty-plus years ago. Enduring line-up shuffles, break-ups, record label shenanigans, and health concerns, it’s remarkable the 2025 version of Byzantine remains alive and well. Harbingers signals the fourth Byzantine LP since their second coming over a decade back, seventh overall, and first full-length offering since 2017’s solid The Cicada Tree release.” Ornamental progumentus.