From one of Overkill's lesser known albums. I think this song deserves more attention.

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Fairly recent heavy metal band from California carries the torch for releasing a speed metal track as their opener, which also happens to be this albums title track. Heavy metal is in a decent place if this type of quality carries on as we all march towards the uncertain future.

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Dutch technical/blackened symphonic thrash with lots of aggression I just discovered recently. Genuinely interesting stuff with bombastic atmosphere, some of their material reminds me of Vektor here and there. However it's production is like.. too well done imo, takes away some of the bite. Good thing the songwriting isn't boring xD.

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Fucking fast death thrash. Like... really fucking fast. Wasn't sure whether or not to tag this as nsfw, haha?

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Once again apologies for my continued absence, I've still had a lot on. Next discography review is still on its way, I'm still chipping away at it. Probably gonna dump a bunch of posts over the course of this night, to make up for the lack of posting recently. Hang in there, I shall return! (Once I find some more energy and motivation, I struggle to motivate myself more than I'd like to admit recently). Anyways, rant over.

Another NWOBM band opened their second album with a speed metal track, as is the standard to set the excitement!

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Your all know em or hate em. Here's the instrumental from their phenomenal second album. Chilling and foreboding, yet awesome and epic.

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Hope you don't mind the reupload @[email protected] ! The other post's link doesn't work for me, leads to "video unavailable" lol.

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Absolute classic from one of the old-school legends! Incredibly iconic song. While I would say most Overkill material has a darker, eerie tinge to it, this song has a much more upbeat, happier feel to it, reminds me of some old-school heavy metal releases.

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When this EP came out in 2012, I remember thinking to myself, FINALLY two of the greatest thrash classics mashed together in one track! Updated with modern production and definitely pays homage to the originals, but nothing will ever replace what came first. There's also a cover of Sepultura's Arise on this EP but it's easily overshadowed by this track imo.

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Hailing from the UK, these dudes usually play death metal, and have historically done so since 89. But I made this my pick for today simply cuz this is straight up a death/thrash track. A bit formulaic and predictable but I don't find myself skipping it when it comes around on shuffle. Solid track imo.

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Classic Bay Area thrash, like a mix between Anthrax and Metal Church. Great guitar sound and decently written.

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As mentioned, @[email protected] xD. Old-school speed metal, thought I continue the trend haha.

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Swiss old guard in the heavy metal/hard rock sector of music, once again another explosive album opener in practiced SPEED METAL fashion. Reminds me a bit of Judas Priest's Exciter from Stained Class, especially with the double bass intro.

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Apologies for the absence been really busy recently. Anyways, this seems more than relevant. Thrash/groove which directly inspired Pantera.

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Opener to their second album, arguably superior to their first, this track comes out swinging, only to relent in the passage before the solo. Fantastic thrash metal with hints of power metal that don't drag it down - I wish they kept this quality throughout their career.

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Sneaky second upload today, and a nod to our community's overlord Serp! Figure this is a fantastic representation of today's bullshit - exhausting and soon to be bloodied. On behalf of the Americans that see reason, I apologize to the rest of the free world.

Anyway this track and album tear up some ass so enjoy!

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Legendary 80's Teutonic heavy metal band opened their 4th album (arguably their greatest) with a speed metal track, as many often do, to get the adrenaline flowing. Another fucking classic.

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Death metal, crossover thrash, and crust punk all come together to create this healthy dose of aggression. Reminds me a ton of Entombed mixed with shitloads of D-beats lol - great moshin shit.

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Havent really paid any attention to newer Gwar since the vocalist passed, but this happened to pop up in my daily recommends and I made it my pick here today. This particular track is some crossover thrash with lots of unserious punk attitude lol. I'll have to check out the rest of this EP when it drops later on if this song is any indication of the quality.

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