Intoxicating surf-thrash made by intoxicated people.

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Endorsed by: Darkside Momo

This was mixed by Kurt Ballou and has a track featuring reverend Neil Fallon of Clutch, and those aren't even the juicy parts of this thing. It's the huge number of huge riffs that makes this so fun.

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Endorsed by: R'Vannith, Auntie Sahar, Deadsoulman

The guy who wrote the Blade Runner book once wrote in reference to Rome that "the empire never ended." So, if Rome can be equated with Thrash right now, and if these guys (Steve Souza and sons) are some of its centurions, kneel and listen, resistance would be stupid.

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Endorsed by: Marcel Hubregtse, psykometal

Listening to Condor is like eating a whole meat-lover's pizza.

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Endorsed by: X-Ray Rod, psykometal

Guys from or formerly in or who have played with groups including Power Trip, Trap Them and Insect Warfare are in this band.

And that's just prestige points stuff, because this thing here is a neck wrecker from start to finish.
Not to be missed stuff.

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Endorsed by: Deadsoulman, X-Ray Rod

Good grind is like a good Burgundy--philistines will, and quite regrettably, never quite understand it; they will always be jealous of those of us to whom are discerning enough to; what with all it's nuance and history and soul-elevating quality.

Click here for the Romanée-Conti of grind albums from 2013.

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Endorsed by: psykometal, X-Ray Rod, Deadsoulman

Has some hiccups, but it'll still metal fist you stupid.

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Endorsed by: !J.O.O.E.!, X-Ray Rod

Yeah it sometimes drags and can be a drag, but when everything comes together on this, you'll get lost in it. 77 minutes... of some okayness and some epicness.

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Endorsed by: !J.O.O.E.!, Marcel Hubregtse, Abattoir, X-Ray Rod, BitterCOld

More of the same from these guys, but that's exactly what everyone should want--the groovy sonic curb-stomping Church of Misery lays down is the best thing to throw on as you, hoping to be featured on one of their future albums, plot your future killing sprees.

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Endorsed by: Marcel Hubregtse, !J.O.O.E.!, X-Ray Rod

Robust, dark, and energizing, Manifest Decimation is like a cup of Folgers. A cup of Folgers that carries around a spiked bat and will fuck you up with it.

Stream the fullest and best thrash album of the year so far HERE.

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Endorsed by: psykometal, !J.O.O.E.!, X-Ray Rod

It's music to worship the devil to. You know, the mustache-twirling and cape-wearing, cartoony devil--the one who looks like he'd cut you a sweet deal on a used Cadillac. The cool devil, not the boring, brutish one.

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Endorsed by: Marcel Hubregtse

I don't always hang around snakes, but when I do they're accompanied by some excellent filthy music from early 2012 that's gone overlooked.

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Endorsed by: X-Ray Rod

It's like reverting to a Cro-Magnon and brawling Neanderthals in Satan's bowels.

Grab your blunt objects and listen here.

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Endorsed by: psykometal

So apparently two of the dudes in Mion's Hill are in this group here as well. And their stuff is equally good. Hell, with the mixing being less garageish on this, in a number of ways it's even better. Unequivocally, not to be missed for any bullshit excuse stuff.

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Endorsed by: psykometal, X-Ray Rod

Music to go surfing and get eaten alive by a pack of bloodthirsty sharks to.

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Endorsed by: Introspekrieg, !J.O.O.E.!, X-Ray Rod