Posts tagged "thrash metal"
Spin Cycle: Overkill's "The Electric Age"

Spin Cycle: Overkill’s “The Electric Age”

I’m not sure exactly what happened in the past few years and if it is related to the emergence of a new generation of bands emulating the ’80s thrash metal style, but over the past couple of years, many of the originators of the genre have been releasing some of their best albums in years, if not, in some cases, of their careers. While Overkill has always been good at releasing consistently good albums, their last few albums have been […]

Nick’s Mini Metal Reviews Vol. 1: Diamond Plate & Revocation

Diamond Plate Generation Why? When the scene first started to develop, I was completely against the new wave of thrash movement. To me the bands were just blatantly ripping off the acts who gave birth to the thrash movement in the ’80s. I mean, if you want to listen to thrash, just listen to the originals right? But then, I quit being such a curmudgeon, loosened up, begin to explore the burgeoning movement and found that I actually quite enjoyed […]