One of my favourite albums from 2013, 'Metal fist Destroyer' is a true voyage into '80s metal as Korgull the Exterminator - who've named themselves after a Voivod song - quite literally clatter, clank, rattle and roll their way through thirteen brisk, old school metal tracks bringing to mind the likes of Voivod (of course!), Possessed, Venom et al. These guys have been around a few years now but this opus really does reek of rust and metallic mayhem, from the cyber-thrash guitars to the superb gnarly vocal sneers of Lilith Necrobitch. Not many modern thrash, or heavy metal albums in general will make this list but 'Metal fist...' is such a sordid album and not one of these mere revival projects.
'Battalion of Punishment,' 'Obliteration,' 'Possessed by Steel,' the title track and the raving mad cover of 'Korgull the Exterminator' are just a handful of tracks I could grin about, but such is the ravenous quality of this record that it should appeal to any real thrash fans, but particularly those who dig blackened, obscure sounding thrash - this a vicious record bolstered by the nasty guitars of Mark Wild, the diseased bass of Steel Maniac and the hostile drums of Joe Bastard.
8.5/10
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