Genre: Thrash
Label: Candlelight Records

Savage Messiah bring just that to the table: a savage form of thrash metal that hearkens back to the late 80’s and early 90’s. And yet, oddly, the band seems to be tempered with a touch of power metal.
The album strongly reminds me of Force of Evil’s album Black Empire, but in a good way. Considering how much I love Black Empire, hopefully this is a compliment. The riffs, the vocals, the drumming, all of it, I’m a fan of.
Unfortunately for me, I know almost nothing of Savage Messiah, so right now this review seems sparse. But, the music speaks for itself: I can’t wait for the next album.
8 out of 10.

Savage Messiah on MySpace.

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Genre: Power Metal
Label: AFM Records

German power metal for the epic win. At Vance are so fucking metal it’s unreal, and although they haven’t made too many drastic changes to the sound or formula since their 1999 debut, this is the kind of metal that doesn’t need changes.
Fast, slow, high, low, it’s all here man. And it’s all good. Olaf is still ripping wicked guitar lines, with Rick Altzi (on his second album with At Vance) still singing strong, powerful, and slightly proggy vocals. And if you want to hear some wicked drumming, look no further than Alex Landenburg’s work here. The man is a fill machine!
If you’re like me and you enjoy power metal, 80’s metal, Metalgasmic guitar solos, and songs you can SING to as well as headbang, throw horns, and mosh to, you’ll probably like Ride the Sky.
8 out of 10.

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Genre: Blackened Thrash
Label: Satanic Speed Records

Starting things of with a bang (or in actuality, a demonic belch) Omission sets the pace for Thrash Metal Is Violence with scorching blackened thrash from beginning to end. No mercy is shown for those who like a break to catch they breath! “Fuck you poser!” screams Omission as they collectively sodomize your wishes for respite with razor sharp thrash metal riffs and wicked screams of malevolent ministry!

“Combining evil and thrash has been done to death! How can something so blasé be so cool?” you ask. The answer is simple: Omission does what they do with a purity you can only really find in the granddaddies of this genre (or thrash in general). They have a drive for glory and lust for metal that is admirable to all. Don’t deny this fact, or you’ll be missing out BIG TIME!

Overall: What Omission brings to the table with Thrash Metal Is Violence is… well, violent blackened thrash metal in the vein of Sodom covering Venom with Destruction playing in the background. Only in this case, Sodom, Venom and Destruction aren’t needed to make this band relevant. Omission fucking owns!

9.5/10

Omission on MySpace

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Genres: Dark Ambient, Noise
Label: Shadowgraph Records

Oh Shadowgraph, how you hear my cries. “I want some dark ambient that’s not boring!” “Oh, is that so, Blaspheme? Well, here’s some Aderlating up your ass!”
The Nectar of Perversity Springs from the Well of Repression is a tortured look into a tortured man’s view of a tortured society. I think. But if I’m wrong, at least the album is amazing.
“A Circle Drawn with Chalk on Wood” and the title track are my favorites. “Cut Off My Penis in Praise of Black Satan” wins the Coolest Song Title on the Album Award.
8 out of 10.

Aderlating on MySpace.

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Genres: Industrial, Noise
Label: Shadowgraph Records

You know those albums that once to start listening to it, you can’t stop? The ones that make you skip school or work just to hear? This is one of those albums.
Aphelion is one man from Seattle making noise mixed with industrial that reminds me a lot of Skinny Puppy, who apparently are an inspiration for these sounds. Then again, so is bitterness, hatred for what seems to be 99.9% or more of the human race, and apathy towards modern music.
So basically, I could have known all of this about Mr. C. McBain and still given him a very high rating for this album without even hearing it. But instead, I’ve listened to it twice and after blowing my mind twice, my favorite track is what I think is “Be Still” (there’s 11 tracks on the CD, 10 track titles on the back). “Car, Bus, Plane or Coffin” (or at least track nine) is second place favorite.
10 out of 10.

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