Bastardator - Identify The Dead (2009)

Finally, a new band don't seem intent to resurrect the sounds of old, but instead where their influences on their sleeves, grab a kg of beer, and thrash til' death. Bastardator are a violent, buzz saw mix of early Voivod, Motorhead, Darkthrone, Bulldozer, Venom, Destruction et al. Instead of being caught up in the new school thrash trend, 'Identify The Dead' exists as a barbed wire rake to the heart. That tumbling bass on the title track is pure Voivod punkoid mayhem whilst 'Conquistador' has a classic metal feel with its '80s Euro groove. Pretty venemous stuff, spitting, spiteful vocals over a clanking noise of rattling solo's and crashing drums - envisioning a nuclear wasteland of toxic thrashing. 'God On Their Side' has a bassy, thrashy Motorhead feel, and also pukes out a Sodom vibe. Y'know what I'm trying to say - basically, if you like your thrash spiky, apocalyptic and bereft of American chug, then Bastardator will provide the whiplash to the flesh you require. War has begun!

7.5/10