Belgium´s Evil Invaders made quite an impression on the scene with their two e.p.-s, two full lengths and one live album since their inception in 2007. Now, it is time for third full length opus with Napalm Records and it is a crusher. Evil Invaders play old school thrash speed metal like it was played back in the eighties when all those great bands prowled and ruled the metal lands. This one offers ten songs of thrash speed mayhem with high pitched old school style of vocals, courtesy of singer Joe and fast guitar work and drums, but also there is an European school of thrash melody and drama underneath it all, like in fantastic Hissing in Crescendo. Guitar solos are wicked and played with a tactical finesse of walking on the fine edge of a blade and not being afraid to bleed. Besides thrash shredding, there are also some fine melodic metal influences like in half ballad In Deepest Black being one of the highlights of the record, with such awesome lyrics, melody and vocal work, main and harmonies. I also must mention Sledgehammer Justice and Forgotten Memories as being my favorites and standouts epic songs, but whole material is just fantastic.
Destruction are back with new opus on Napalm Records and these legendary thrashers from Germany are part of Big Three of Teutonic Thrash Metal, along with Kreator and Sodom. I remember that I watched them live for the first time back in 1999 in Austria, place called Oberwart on an open air festival on Saturday afternoon, that being one of their first re union shows. I remember Abbath from Immortal who played later that evening holding old school rudimentary cell phone up almost the whole gig, then I read somewhere that Fenriz was on the line listening to the gig hehe. Anyway, there are 12 songs on this one plus a cover of GBH revealing once again Destruction´s punk hardcore influences back in the eighties when they were spawned. This is also first record without long time guitarist Mike, introducing new guitarist Furia. Founder´s bassist vocalist Schmier´s voice sounds better than ever like he hasn´t aged for a day although he is 55 years old hehe. Besides speed and thrash metal aggression, what I always loved and will love about Teutonic thrash is melody and that dramatic punk hardcore energy in the songs and this record doesn´t lack that. Songs like Diabolical, Hope Dies Last, The Lonely Wolf are superb and I can´t wait to catch these guys somewhere live again. Great record by the legends.
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