No Nonsense Metal Reviews

Sylosis Monolith    Sylosis are a band at the spearhead of the rising British Metal scene. A scene that is taking the world by storm. 'Edge of The Earth' earned its place upon the throne as one of the best British albums this side of Iron Maiden's 'Fear Of The Dark'. It has earned its place as one of the best Metal albums of all time and definitely the best of Sylosis to date. So how did "the Shredding from Reading" approach a follow up to such a titan of Metal? Well it came a mere 1 year later in the form of Monolith.    With their third full length album, the Metal apple hasn't fallen far from the Sylosis tree. The signature throat bloodying screams, melodic singing and earth shattering thrash riffs are all present here. Monolith stands up against the Sylosis album catalogue with great confidence. Tracks such as 'The River' and 'What Dwells Within' just go to show that Sylosis are able to blend melodic, slower pace with Slaye...

DESTRUCTION Spiritual Genocide     How can a band who has reached its 30th anniversary really make it something to remember? Do they put on an anniversary gig with more special guests than people in the crowd? Or do they throw in the towel after 30 years and call it a day? The answer is No. Metallica have already done the salivation inducing  anniversary show, and throwing in the towel or giving up is just not the Metal way. So what is it that Destruction have done to celebrate 30 years of thrashing? They made the biggest, best and most brutal album of their entire 30 year career.     Germany has been producing amazing bands for decades. From legends such as Kreator, Helloween and Sodom to more recent defenders of the faith such as Caliban and Heaven Shall Burn. Destruction are another one of Germany's national treasures, but what is it that makes them so special? Well their unique breed of thrash Metal puts them at the more extreme end of the thras...