Toxik
Death
Speed Metal Hell
Demonhood
Porductions
2014
Once
again Norway's strikes hard and fast with another blast of demonic
thrash straight from the bowels of a hellish beast. Toxik Death's
debut album serves to remind me that the most exciting thrash scene in
the world comes from the frozen north. What we have here is a 9
track album of infernal, underground thrash. Some might be
disappointed because all 5 demo songs make a reappearance here but not
me. I welcome their new, sharpened presentation. Infernal
Vicious Attakk uses a gritty production and a sawblade main riff to get
its murderous work done. After a slow build-up a feverish set of
furious riffs scald you with their intensity! The vocals are
those of a diseased maniac, filled with hatred and disgust. The
track breaks down into a menacing slow segment that is punctuated with
sharp snares. It picks up the pace and delivers memorable riff
after memorable riff. Next up is the aptly named, Metal
Possessed. A stomping blast of thrashing mayhem. It's like
a street fight where everyone has razors, blood and violence
everywhere! Shades of Endless Pain era Kreator are readily
evident on Thrashforces Of Evil. The riffs have that old, trebly
feel to them and speed along with a sense of danger and evil. The
riffs hurtle along with relentless speed and aggression as the song
reaches its zenith. Sergeant Of The Wasteland however has a
buzzing, rumbling main riff that just bruises you with its hammering
pace. To keep it from getting too destructive the song drops into
passages of midtempo speed metal before totally unleashing its full
fury. The title-track warbles and squeals and then gains steam
with powerful guitar sawing. Ferocious drum lines spew forth from
my speakers like volcanic ash suffocating all the world's metal posers.
Finally we reach the album's climax with Satanic Sacrifice!
It's a tornado of werewolf thrash, nothing but claws, teeth and
rage as it slashes your flesh! Hints of Kreator, Deathhammer, and
Sacrifice abound as the song unchains metallic riff after metallic
riff. Toxik Death's debut is an exercise in rabid underground
thrash. Speed Metal Hell is foaming at the mouth with grit,
mayhem and a violent passion for METAL!