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Centaurus - The Regime ★★★★★

An astonishing melodic debut by young thrashers. If this sh!t isn't in my Top 10 of 2025, I'll be amazed.

Psykosis - Mind Games ★★★★☆

Psykosis ablazes brightly in the shadow of the giants, honoring classic Thrash Metal with speed, ferocity, and, well... pure fun!

Phantom - Tyrants of Wrath ★★★★☆

A ferocious love letter to ’80s Thrash Metal - so dedicated to the era that it ends up trapped by its own loyalty!

Warfield - With the Old Breed ★★★★☆

Old school fire meets new school fury! Prepare your receiving end for an onslaught of speed most evilous!

Night Prowler - Bleeding Me Dry ★★★★☆

The best album of March almost galloped under my radar! Time to rekindle your love for King Diamond!

Warbringer - Wrath and Ruin ★★★☆☆

New direction for the band tries to combine the new melodic aspects with the established savagery

Destruction - Birth of Malice ★★★☆☆

Solid and occasionally excellent album is dragged down as a whole by 'em fillers and general boredom by formula.

Sacrifice - Volume Six ★★★☆☆

Anticipation leads to constipation. An acquired taste for the fans to revel on!

Aggressive By Nature - Liminal ★★★☆☆

Undoubtedly one of the best literal iterations of Classic Old School Thrash Metal!

Chemicide - Violence Prevails ★★★☆☆

Anticipation resulted in a struggle to meet expectations, landing more as a familiar echo than a bold statement.

Self Inflicted - Terrors of a Demented Mind ★★★★☆

Following in Death's footsteps these young fellas ain't holding none of 'em punches!

Las Poker - Thrash & Roll Trip ★★★☆☆

A swift ass kicking that you're happy to be receivin'! Enchantingly nuanced for such a straightforward romp!

Conniption - The Theatre of Invention ★★★☆☆

A real, honest to Lucifer Thrash Metal operetta I didn't know I (and obviously you too) needed!

Hazzerd - The 3rd Dimension ★★★★☆

Amazing new album dips into the wellspring of classic Thrash Metal - guaranteed to melt faces!

Necromaniac - Sciomancy, Malediction & Rites Abominable ★★★★☆

Undoubtedly one of the year's greats straight outta the gate into 2025. Just wow, man.

Top 10 Thrash Metal Albums of 2024 #1 Xion - Between Shadows and Gods

Impossibly young fellas make one of the best Thrash Metal albums in the past few years!

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RULES OF THE REVIEWS

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OVERALL SCORE

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RATING

★★★★★ THE REAL SH!T

★★★★☆ BADASS SH!T

★★★☆☆ GOOD SH!T

★★☆☆☆ SH!T FOR FANS

★☆☆☆☆ IT'S SH!T, JIM

All reviews are done from a Thrash Metal perspective - A five-star album is only five stars to us thrashers.

I listen to roughly about 60 different new albums in a month. Some are good enough to write to home about!

ALBUM ELEMENTS

SONGWRITING = Architecture of Expression

Verse-chorus-bridge dynamics, build-ups, breakdowns, harmonic shifts, vocal engagement, emotional pull, physical activation

THEMES = The Slippery Slope

Insightfulness by commentary or critique, originality, emotional or intellectual impacts, alignment of instruments and vocals to the story

LONGEVITY = Identity Through Vision & Interest

Balance, sense of drama, use of ups and downs, immersive qualities, cohesion of the Big Picture, satisfaction to the album as a whole

PRODUCTION = Intersection of Execution and Presentation

Quality of playing, instrument tones, recording choices, mixing vision and mastering palatability

THRASHABILITY = The X Factor

Does it make you bang your head? Does it make your leg bounce while sitting? Run circles and bump into folks? Right on!