{"id":201169,"date":"2024-08-07T18:56:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/?p=201169"},"modified":"2024-08-07T18:56:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:56:45","slug":"oxygen-destroyer-guardian-of-the-universe-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/oxygen-destroyer-guardian-of-the-universe-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxygen Destroyer &#8211; Guardian of the Universe Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-201171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-01-350x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-01-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-01-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-01-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-01-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-01.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 48em) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Nearly three years ago, I dropped a Very Good score on <em>Sinister Monstrosities Spawned by the Unfathomable Ignorance of Humankind<\/em>, the sophomore record from Seattle\u2019s Kaiju-themed death\/thrash purveyors, <strong>Oxygen Destroyer<\/strong>. The earnestness with which band leader Lord Kaiju and his party of massive-monster minstrels weave their tales of gargantuan creatures into their furious metal through the use of film samples and sound effects lends their no-nonsense music a certain nerdtastic charm, and that album earned an Honorable Mention spot on my 2021 year-end list. I\u2019ll admit that when I heard the band was releasing a follow-up this year, I wasn\u2019t initially super hyped about it. I felt like I already had <strong>Oxygen Destroyer<\/strong> figured out and could anticipate what <em>Guardian of the Universe<\/em> was going to sound like. I was wrong.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No, <strong>Oxygen Destroyer<\/strong> hasn\u2019t gone through some huge sonic revolution; they\u2019re still a death\/thrash monstrosity. But I wasn\u2019t expecting the jump in quality that <em>Guardian of the Universe<\/em> represents for the band. These guys were a tight, well-oiled machine before, but this album finds the band playing on a whole new level. Single \u201cShadow of Evil\u201d demonstrates <strong>Oxygen Destroyer<\/strong>\u2019s expanded ruthlessness by beginning with a deranged procession of savage riffs and ending with a volley of Lord Kaiju\u2019s venomous shrieks. The song is a surgical strike, and it has utterly demolished my defenses.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0; width: 500px; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3403403509\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1867135666\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxygen-destroyer.bandcamp.com\/album\/guardian-of-the-universe\"><em>Guardian of the Universe<\/em> by <strong>Oxygen Destroyer<\/strong><\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While comparisons like <strong>Morbid Saint<\/strong> and <strong>Vader<\/strong> certainly still apply to <strong>Oxygen Destroyer<\/strong>, it feels like the band dialed up the thrash quotient of their sound this time around. I hear a lot of <strong>Kreator<\/strong>, <strong>Demolition Hammer<\/strong>, and even some frenetic <em>Rust in Piece<\/em>-era <strong>Megadeth<\/strong> riffing (see the opening title track) throughout much of <em>Guardian of the Universe<\/em>. As a huge fan of the thrash groove, this subtle shift elevates <strong>Oxygen Destroyer<\/strong>\u2019s sound into the S-tier, giving their relentless assault a bit more breathing room and tension-building contrast. Because of this, the record has an incredible sense of momentum that won&#8217;t release its grip on you until the final note.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-201172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-02-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-02-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-02-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-02-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-02-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-02.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 48em) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Guardian of the Universe<\/em> is a cohesive listening experience, so much so, that it can be hard to highlight individual songs as standouts. Fortunately, at 33 minutes long, picking out highlights is mostly unnecessary; just listen to the whole thing, damn it! Fine, if you must sample the record first, try &#8220;Shadow of Evil,&#8221; &#8220;Eradicating the Symbiotic Hive Mind Entity from Beyond the Void,&#8221; or &#8220;Banishing the Iris of Sempiternal Tenebrosity.&#8221; You&#8217;ll see that Lord Kaiju sounds extra pissed in his current incarnation, and he and the rest of the instrumentalists absolutely slay their performances. The worming riffage, in particular, is simply stellar. The production gives ample space for the unhinged cacophony that is <strong>Oxygen Destroyer<\/strong>\u2019s sound to reveal all of its intricacies, and the sonic aesthetic makes it feel like a classic record from thrash\u2019s heyday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With <em>Guardian of the Universe<\/em>, <strong>Oxygen Destroyer<\/strong> convincingly established a foothold within the highest echelon of modern thrash bands. Alongside acts like <strong>Enforced<\/strong> and <strong>High Command<\/strong>, these guys are proving that groovy thrash metal is alive and still hardcore kicking in the pit. While most run in fear at the sight of giant monsters, I, for one, welcome our new overlord. All hail <strong>Oxygen Destroyer<\/strong>, Kaiju of Thrash!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rating:<\/strong> 4.0\/5.0<br \/>\n<strong>DR:<\/strong> 7 | <strong>Format Reviewed:<\/strong> 320 kb\/s mp3<br \/>\n<strong>Label:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redefiningdarkness.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redefining Darkness Records<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Websites:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/oxygen-destroyer.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oxygen-destroyer.bandcamp.com<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/kaijuconjuringdeathmetal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facebook.com\/kaijuconjuringdeathmetal<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Releases Worldwide:<\/strong> August 9th, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Nearly three years ago, I dropped a Very Good score on <i>Sinister Monstrosities Spawned by the Unfathomable Ignorance of Humankind<\/i>, the sophomore record from Seattle\u2019s Kaiju-themed death\/thrash purveyors, <b>Oxygen Destroyer<\/b>. The earnestness with which band leader Lord Kaiju and his party of massive-monster minstrels weave their tales of gargantuan creatures into their furious metal through the use of film samples and sound effects lends their no-nonsense music a certain nerdtastic charm, and that album earned an Honorable Mention spot on my 2021 year-end list.&#8221; Big monsters!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":201171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"","activitypub_status":"federated","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[23838,8196,8164,24667,8160,9245,16200,24695,15515,314,133,7612,20093,11120,19,8162,374,158],"class_list":["post-201169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-23838","tag-8196","tag-american-metal","tag-aug24","tag-death-metal","tag-demolition-hammer","tag-enforced","tag-guardian-of-the-universe","tag-high-command","tag-kreator","tag-megadeth","tag-morbid-saint","tag-oxygen-destroyer","tag-redefining-darkness-records","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-thrash-metal","tag-vader","has-thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oxygen Destroyer - Guardian of the Universe Review | Angry Metal Guy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A review of Guardian of the Universe by Oxygen Destroyer, available August 8th worldwide via Redefining Darkness Records.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/oxygen-destroyer-guardian-of-the-universe-review\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oxygen Destroyer - Guardian of the Universe Review | Angry Metal Guy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A review of Guardian of the Universe by Oxygen Destroyer, available August 8th worldwide via Redefining Darkness Records.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/oxygen-destroyer-guardian-of-the-universe-review\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Angry Metal Guy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-07T16:56:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oxygen-Destroyer-Guardian-of-the-Universe-01.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Holdeneye\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Holdeneye\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/oxygen-destroyer-guardian-of-the-universe-review\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/oxygen-destroyer-guardian-of-the-universe-review\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Holdeneye\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9ffc42cb59add1f7eda0f92bb19ca67f\"},\"headline\":\"Oxygen Destroyer &#8211; 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