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Everyone's favorite funny sounding band name is back with a single that fucks. Traditional thrash metal played very competently and totally catchy as all hell imo. Has a very NWOBHM feel in the main riff, and the solos are melodic enough; it's not gonna blow your socks off but it may loosen em a bit if this is your thing lol.

A note that this underground band seems to struggle with getting more attention as the Bandcamp only has their LPs plus some limited merch, Metal Archives doesnt have this single listed, same for RYM (much less, ANY single or EP). I'll still link to them, but they'll be less specific as my other posts.

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Retro-sounding garage punk/speed metal band formed in 2010 in LA, California. Got a real Metallica Kill Em All attitude in some of the music, especially the opener of the album. But I'm gonna link the single they released before this album came out.

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Following up on my post about this band from over a year ago - it's hard to imagine that I found this band before my big journey into crossover and didn't outright hate on it lol. But there is something decent here.

This particular metalcore release has a massive sound played through technical proficiency, with some fantastic guitar solos all throughout the album. This album of a mid-to-slower-pace veers pretty clearly into groove metal, but the faster bits qualify it just enough to post here xD. Gonna link the thrashiest song on the album, Steel Hand God. Also recommend track 6, Stare Into the Sun, for fans of Lamb of God.

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Weird mix of death metal (in the jackhammer drums and guttural growls) with post-punk guitars and gothic elements. Can also be a bit dissonant and atmospheric at times throughout the album. Not sure if this will be your thing but try anything once lol. Linking the first track called I Reached the Mew.

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Been going through my old discoveries of last year and falling in love all over again with most of it lol. Time for a revisit of this release, I think.

There's been a slight upward trend of mixing hardcore with death metal sort of recently (not metalcore or deathcore) and some of it has been hit or miss with me, but the stuff that combines with thrash sticks with me like glue. Here is one such release. Picking a different track to highlight for today's post.

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Cheesy song about a possessed guitar that plays epic music lol. Fantastic main riff that's catchy as hell, and that's mainly the reason I keep coming back to this track.

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According to Metal Archives, this band has been named "Demolition Hammer Jr." Now with a name like that invoked these guys have some rather large shoes to fill. Immediately you can hear it in the bass and drums - that same punishing pounding and thumping, but the guitars do not share the exact same metal chainsaw edge. Which is great in my opinion! Leaves room to grow and change. They also share a similar space with Warbringer, with their death metal tinge. Members have been in (or still are in) Lich King, Solstice, and Malevolent Creation, so their extreme metal experience carries across projects.

Gonna link the opening track, as it perfectly encapsulates the rest of the album to come.

This band is definitely one to follow as this is their third LP and after my post here, I'll be listening to the prior two in my own time, probably make another upload on them in like a month or so I guess.

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Crossover thrash from a usually ska/punk outfit, singing about a comic book character pun, in a totally non-serious way. And it's less than two minutes long lol.

I actually personally know the bassist performing on this particular track and he was excited to show me this so I just had to share here. Very underground and I was surprised they're on Tidal.

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cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/67227610

Also edited my old post about them here. I'm a bit disappointed to say the least lol.

First post in a long ass while. Just hadn't been feeling it before, after so much new music. Hard to truly connect with it when, yea - this style of music is my jam but there was just so much of it. But now reconnecting slowly; felt like posting again.

Instrumental from one of the best classic speed metal acts out there. Doesn't break any new ground but I love it all the same. The melodies and bass lines in the middle of the track are always stuck in my head, as well as the uplifting feeling the whole thing gives me.

Don't get used to seeing my posts all the time like before, but I haven't forgotten this place exists. Gonna also use this opportunity to link my instrumental playlist on Tidal. Rock on my dudes.

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Pure heavy metal goodness. No frills, no fillers. Loads of reverb, to fill an arena like acts of old. Hailing from Austin, Texas, USA, this modern heavy metal band attempts to emulate the sound from Manilla Road and does a decent job. Linked is the opener epic anthem from their debut, released in 2016.

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From the debut of this Mexican black/speed/thrash band, released in 2024! A show of energy and power, this is a fun album throughout, but does not require complexity to understand. Linked is the title track, the album's closer.

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