Battered - Battered

Genre: Thrash
Country: Norway
Year: 2006

1. Oblivion Awaits
2. New Lament
3. Demagog
4. Not One
5. The Dig
6. Industrial Killing
7. Perfect Illusion
8. Parasight
9. The Flagellant
10. Derelict

Debut album by Battered. The band was formed after Einherjer's end, the core of musicians is the same. Their new style is not typical thrash, though Battered anounce so. It's close to the last Einherjer's album, Blot, still not viking but definitely epic. The main generators of musical ideas here are again Gerhard Storesund & Frode Glesnes.

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ICS Vortex - Storm Seeker

Genre: Progr. Black/Heavy
Country: Norway
Year: 2011

1. The Blackmobile
2. Odin’s Tree
3. Skoal!
4. Dogsmacked
5. Aces
6. Windward
7. When Shuffled Off
8. Oil In Water
9. Storm Seeker
10. Flaskeskipper
11. The Sub Mariner

Debut album by ICS Vortex, the project of ICS Vortex (ex Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar, Arcturus). He manages to deliver an album of mad 70’s tinged progressive and mildly psychedelic metal. It is a bundle of heavy-duty riffs, ferocious drums, grooving rhythms and semi-operatic vocals. It mainly focus on Vortex’s vocals, but guitar runs remain exciting to follow, while from time to time hammond organ awakes a '70s feel.

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Elimination - Through The Eyes Of Madness 'Ep

Genre: Thrash/Speed
Country: England
Year: 2011



1. My Own Enemy
2. Prisoner Of Tomorrow
3. Destroyed By Creation

On this 'Ep Elimination delivers two new songs and a re-recorded version of the debut’s title track. It’s catchy, well written and the vocal performance (Awesome barking vocals) is impressive. Although Elimination can clearly be firmly wedged into the thrash genre, it is the inclusion of more epic heavy metal influences that gives them an edge and this should certainly serve to broaden their appeal.

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Nocturnal Fear - Excessive Cruelty

Genre: Thrash/Death
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2011


1. Murder For Hire
2. Excessive Cruelty
3. I Am War
4. Absolute Annihilation
5. Rolling Thunder
6. World War 3
7. Intro – Invade To Conquer, Part 1
8. Frozen In Stone
9. Human Shield

5th album by Nocturnal Fear. This record shows an immensely tight and brutal group at their top form. They take Slayer's approach to thrash and add some death-influenced vocals and the occasional blast just to take it up another blackened notch. The musicianship is top notch and they are fast as fuck. This is straight up death-influenced thrash of high quality.

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Claim The Throne - Triumph And Beyond

Genre: Death/Black/Folk
Country: Australia
Year: 2010

1. Conquer Trounce Vanquish
2. They Shall Live On
3. Through The Rage Of The Storm
4. Mystical Hermit Of The Woods
5. The Thousand Thunders
6. Triumph And Beyond
7. The Lake
8. Rat Infested Hut
9. Two Pints Of Honey And A Barrel Full Of Beer
10. The Sermon
11. Words From The Great Oak (Bonus)
12. Set Sail On Ale (Bonus)

2nd full length release by Claim The Throne. They play symphonic death/black combined with folk influences. The music lacks the catchy nature of songs by Finntroll and Suidakra, but their songs are more technical beyond any doubt.

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