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Fusion Bomb – ‘Concrete Jungle’ (Iron Shield)

Fusion Bomb – ‘Concrete Jungle’ (Iron Shield)

Posted by | Feb 1, 2019 | , |

When it’s done properly, you can’t go wrong with good honest thrash. Sure, the genre might be a bit overpopulated of late, what with Dust Bolt, Shrapnel, Evil Invaders, Crisix, Angelus Apatrida, Gama Bomb, Desolator, Lost Society, Anihilated and literally hundreds of others jockeying for position alongside the classic ‘80s acts, but nothing hits the spot quite like it. ‘Concrete Jungle’ by Luxembourg four-piece Fusion Bomb is one of those albums. It doesn’t break any new ground or reset the benchmark by any means, but if you just want to wreck your neck muscles to high speed riffage look no further.

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Pounder – ‘Uncivilized’ (Hell’s Headbangers)

Pounder – ‘Uncivilized’ (Hell’s Headbangers)

Posted by | Jan 30, 2019 | , |

Formed in 2016 by main singer/songwriter Matt Harvey, who recruited Alejandro Corredor and Tom Draper, an ex-member of Angel Witch, Pounder recently signed to Hell’s Headbangers and have offered up their debut album. Having already released a demo and 7” vinyl EP, Pounder have been working to get their sound widely available and perfect their take on the classic style of heavy metal. Citing main influences from the NWOBHM era of metal yet looking to put a California twist on the sound. Looking to prove themselves, how much metal can be expected from their debut album?

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Swallow The Sun – ‘When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light’ (Century Media)

Swallow The Sun – ‘When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light’ (Century Media)

Posted by | Jan 30, 2019 | , |

The old aphorism that suffering makes for great art may well have validity in certain instances. After all, recent years have shown this to be the case with artists as diverse as Mastodon, Touché Amoré and Mount Eerie all using circumstances of significant loss as the catalytic inspiration for wonderful creative outputs. With that said, it’s worthwhile considering how much, if any, consolation these achievements are to the bands in question. In the case of Swallow The Sun’s, Juha Raivio, ‘When A Shadow Is Forced Into the Light’ is an album that he would rather not have had to ever exist.

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