Thrashaholic!

Fans of old school thrash metal should (this instant) check out the brilliant Gama Bomb, who are described on their Facebook page as "Ireland's premier speed thrash band". Hell yes! Ive been a thrash metal fan since it began and to see bands like Gama Bomb and Municipal Waste popping up to shred the stage is quite a f**king buzz. They first came to the attention of my studded earholes in 2009 when Metal Hammer included copies of their album,"Tales from the Grave in Space" with their magazine. Indeed its the first album ever to be released FREE by a signed band. Kudos to them. It rocks most awesomely too!
When you read song titles like "Last Ninjas Unite" and "Escape from Scarecrow Mountain", you know something special is lurking in the metallic forest, waiting for the chance to assault your senses like a sonic werewolf. This is the type of band that deserves success and praise, not the pre packaged, miming oiks that litter those foul talent shows on a Saturday evening. Its all bout music and imagination, a fairly potent mix when dressed in skull branded guitars and denim jeans.

Gama Bomb's new album "The Terror Tapes" is out April 19 (EU), 22 (UK), May 7 (US) on AFM records!

Cannibal Corpse

Evisceration Plague

Cannibal Corpse are a killer f**king band. Their last three albums, Kill, Evisceration Pague and Torture have all been mighty slabs of pure death metal. (And I love the records before those too of course. Eaten Back to Life!) I always begin the day with a Corpse album, its like a power shot of adrenaline injected straight into the f**king eyeballs and make no mistake.
And when I first heard them way waaay back I dismissed the band as merely a gimmick and trying too hard to nick Obituary's style. What a fool I was and Id like to go back in time and kick my younger self in the ass for thinking lie that. Although in my defense, I didnt think that for very long and was soon a Cannibal Corpse fan having been won over by their unrelenting power, aggression and talent to write POUNDING-HEAVY-AS-SHIT metal songs. Hell when you discover such a bad ass band as the Corpsters, it isn't long before repenting those earlier words of doubt. (You can't really blame me for the initial doubt, ive seen too many wannabes in my 30 years of being a metalhead, but Cannibal Corpse are NOT one of them.)
Anyway enjoy these videos and if this does happen to be your first introduction to the band, then head over to Youtube and kick out some more of their brillantly heavy tunes. You won't regret it! Unless your ears and innards are made of cloth. MOSH THOSE NUTS OFF!!

Encased In Concrete


See a full gig here!