ONLY THE BEST NEW SH!T, HANDPICKED!
NEW WAVE OF THRASH METAL SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS
NEW SINGLES & EPs
All new singles and hand-picked releases of Thrash Metal and the sub-genres therein.
ALBUMS 2022+
Full album releases only. Nigh 10000 songs of NWOTM bliss - flick on random!
THRASH-O-METER
BRACKETED
OVERALL SCORE
40 - 50
30 - 39
20 - 29
10 - 19
0 - 9
ALBUM
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.
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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
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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
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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!​​​​