Vio-lence : "Blood and Dirt" Dbl DVD 2006 Well it's a bit late but I thought I already did that review..I realized I just wrote good words in sites but not in this review section so I apology to the band. For the one who don't know Vio-lence were supposed to get a new album coming but due to some lack of real wish inside the band to continue and most to move on like Phil demmel joining Machine Head the band decided not to continue. some fans like me managed to buy their unique 7' released for the come back...you can still order from Megaforce records their albums reprinted with demos or live tracks. And so this DVD cos this is the last thing you will ever get from these thrashers. Two DVDs, one with the biography with each members talking about their stories inside the bands, many phootages and fun stuff. A great moment to get back to violence! this DVD just give you the wish to have your band and most to see them back but now we know... The second DVD is full of complete live shows mostly in the late days and the reunion show for the Thrash of the Titans. Once again it's a live I'd like to have for all the bands that performed that day cos bands like Forbidden also played but never came back...All this with a great interface and a 3D design a really great piece of collection. Vio-lence made the real last great collectible a band could make. RIP
Edgeplay " a film about the runaways" 2004-2005 DVD Well many people will wonder why I review this DVD now... once again it's one I should have done when It came out. As I had computer problem it explains why I forgot some reviews and even today I haven't got internet so I can't update the site when I want to... anyway the loss of The Runaways drummer Sandy West recently just made me think of the brilliant DVD that has been so hard for each member to participate cos if for old men like me who got mad with this all female 70's teenage band their story hasn't been that easy and not that cool. This is a documentary with each members except Joan jett who never wanted to come back into her early days life which can be understood at some point but she could have participate a little bit... So it's pretty touching comments from those girls who had their life kicked and destroyed and abuse of record companies and so on... Today it's more secure (!?) but the story repeats itself with all girl bands like The Donnas and so on...I don't think they will regret that time of their life cos success not something you should regret. Playing music is the best thing on earth but of course it's not easy every day. So this is the final collectible you will have from this band, I think they have rereleased the albums on CDs once more. A great DVD for any fans and also to get into the life of this teenage rock band.
19.11.06 Holy Moses - No return - - Eyes of emptiness Live in Paris La Maroquinerie: (photos taken by Thrash-Vier from Cabbal prod)Holy Moses the headline of the show, came with a long wait. It's been since 1988 that Sabina didn't came to play in Paris so it was like a birthday to her as for the fans!!! It was the best gig of my life cos I was right in front of the stage between two wedges and Sab made me sing from the begining till the end of the show! She's such a great woman! the new line up was a great surprise to me and I've been really amazed 'cos the guitarist managed to play everything which normally asks two guitarists and I think for that he deserves a big whaoo!It's like watching the real Holy Moses line up with Andy on guitars. The drummer is brilliant and the bass player made it big time! Really an excellent gig after all these years. Sabina and her musicians are really kicking ass and it's amazing to see them performing so good. With Kreator and Destruction I think they are the bands that really love their music to the tips of their fingers cos they are really good live acts. Anyway they performed almost two songs from each albums and it has been a real explosion, I thought it wouldn't last but everything has an end...the people who discovered them this night will become fans without a trouble. The concert ended with the actual Holy Moses Hyms "too drunk to fuck" with special guest such as The Witches singer (french female Thrash metal band) and a drummer whom I don't know the name... so really for anyone it has been a night to remember and Sabina makes things great cos if she ask any time someone from the country to play with the band this far more than the average band and she gives back to her fans without problem, we all ended up singing this Hymn on stage!!! then the fact the place is a small an friendly area made possible to talk to the band and have some autographs!!! That was the best birthday France could expect from Thrash Metal goddess Sabina!!! Thank you again dear miss!!!
No Return came in and the fans were there! Last time I saw them was for their second album "contamination rises" tour in Ornano Paris where they played with Coroner and just after the singer left the band...Since then I haven't really followed their carreer as I didn't like the new singer. Obviously they had many line up changes and so this night was a new singer from what I've been told...They really kicked the place compare to the first bands and they started to burn the fire which is something I always wait when I see live bands, if no bands fires me up then I hate the night but here fortunetly they burnt out everything and the musicians were brilliant! they played few old materials and the new ones. This is the kind of band I prefer live, they really gives a power and fresh spirit you can't hear in the albums. Its a pleasure to see that Laurent is still playing so good and the new guitarist also is good. That was a great show and I'm happy they are still here.
When we arrived a band was already on stage, Eyes of emptiness a grind band. this is not my cup of tea but unfortunetly in those band you find good musicians which is a waste as the music sucks. (if u can hear music in a noise...) Nothing nor anyone was moving and the guys looked already drunk from what we could see. The guitarist had a great play and interesting but the voice (grrrrr) should have been cut off to help me appreciate the musicians...the stage crew asked them to stop cos here in France obviously noone is like in the Uk where they love that kind of shit. Then when you haven't got a crowd and a big headline is here underground bands like that have no chance!!! Then another shity band came in and I really thought I would have a bad night... I forgot their name which sounded like a Sepultura song, their music was kinda progressive with noise... I couldn't understand what they were playing and the singer was yelling like vomit in the mic, they had their own crowd brought from their pocket... they were acting like big stars! A real shit the guys were like "hey look we are the best" certainly stupid students with ten stupid fans...anyway No Return and Holy Moses were the only good act that night!!!
Jaded : USA all female Rock/Hard Rock band. Back in the early eighties when rock became Hard Rock for the outfits and attitude. Reminds me Ratt, Dokken, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, No Shame, Bon Jovi, Scorpions and even some 70's bands but the list will be too long... could also be easily categorized as an 1988 Vixen's style but they have something more -A John Conely riff!. What is sure the guitarist Britt is an excellent one and kicks the ass of many good Guitar heroes!!! She's been learning Eddie Van Halen and has a very good style. I think she's the main driving member and will lead the band to high standards Heavy Metal bands. they already have played with Wasp, George Lynch and many known acts. So there is no question this band will make a big noise in the music!!! We are again in the era of late 80's with all female bands kicking the males butt wish them to stay long as they deserve it!!! A promising new act. Voted best Hard Rock band for 2006 by Metal Zone Prod.666 for thier brilliant album and calendar ;) !!!!!
Crucified Barbara : "Losing the game" MCD 3 Songs on this Promo CD with two versions of the titled track : 'Edit' (radio,video...) and the normal version found on the album. 'Killed by Death' Motorhead cover pretty well done the CB way kinda Thrashy! (I'm sorry but I love this version not much the real one... never been a Motorhead fan) I'd love to have this before the album but now I got it for my collection as for the next "`Rock'n Roll bachelor" MCD the first time I have a promo CD with one song! And "Play me Hard" MCD this one has two songs and one Video, Play me Hard normal version and Accoustic one! pretty nice! Very different than the real CB style cos here it is more like Vixen or Ratt soft Hard Rock!!! Actually the video is twice on the CD one high Quality and one Low Quality in Quicktime format. I don't know if you're supposed to spread it on the internet cos the low resolution is normally made for that purpose so it's your choice. The album "In distortion we trust" reviewed a bit higher on the review page is out on the 12" LP Pic Disc so I have one in my collection too! Get it before it becomes a rarety... "In distortion we trust" Special Edition CD+DVD is a great masterpiece, like the Kreator one it has the full album with three more songs ("My heart is Black" accoustic version, "Killed by death" both on the promo CDs and "Shout it out" which is on any other format) the booklet as two more photos and of course the DVD details. So a lot will critizise this new product but I guess records companies haven't got access yet to the big software that make DVDs with the music on it... then if u don't have the album yet its not that bad cos here u got it for a cool price!!! Well the DVD is in excellent quality and is more than worthy! You are in the CB live tour and it's great cos you come to know them a bit and you realize from the beginning they are excellent musicians capable of playing and singing classical music and are not the stupid girls some might think... I watched this DVD and wanted to play it again cos they are really cool and it's a pleasure to be with them on tour, they have added some part of the French show (I missed sadly) and so you can see how much they love what they do and are so natural!!! How can't you be fan of those crazy young little talended girls? huh!? It's amazing how they became in a short time stars, it's like watching the first Metallica shows! I can't wait to get their next effort and hope to catch them live. If you are a real Rock'n Roll guy then you need this DVD!!! An excellent band once again from Sweden ;)
Demented : Swedish Thrash Metal band, very much inspired by early Testament a bit of Slayer , Demolition Hammer, Dark Angel and late Thrash as some early Death Metal. A good mix which give them their own sound : Loud, Heavy and brutal! Due to the departure of Kenneth now in full time in Decadence the band seem to have line up changes and we wish them to get on well with the new comers. Can't wait for full length CD!
Anthony Michaels : Instrumental guitarist Rock, Metal, Jazz from the states. Take Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Gary Moore and mix them into a shacker and you will get the beautiful music of this young talented guitarist. Lay down, close your eyes and relax! Enjoy this peacefull creations and enjoy the feeling that flys you away from this world.
Evile : "Hell Demo" Thrash Metal band from UK. I haven't been surprised by an English band for long time since they were all copying Northern Black Metal band so this is a big breath I got here!!! THe thing that I never thought would happen, a Thrash Metal band from this small country and after the dead Coldblooded who did all it could to get the favor from his country died cruelly but never say never and never let go. Here is the new sensation! A real excellent Thrash Metal band that kicks your ass right in the place! From the first note to the last one you get into the real Thrash Metal mixer back in the eighties with influences from Slayer, Exodus, Meliah Rage, Flotsam&Jetsam, Holy Moses, Evildead, Living Death and Death Angel!!! Now you understand why they got an hand with Earache biggest English label as the votes from Terrorizer magazine! This has to be in the world and that's why it is voted Best Thrash Metal Demo for 2006 and best new comers for 2007 by Metal Zone Prod.666!!!!!!
Byzantine : USA Thrash/Death Metal band. Influenced a lot by Pantera's "far Beyond Driven" with a mix of Messugah and Fear Factory. A full explosion of distortion right in your ears.
Split Heaven :Heavy Metal band from Mexico. Voted best Heavy Metal band for 2006 by Metal Zone Prod.666!!! This band is such a great pleasure to listen to, very professional and with great compositions in the vein of Judas Priest's Ram it down, the singer has the voice of Michael Kiske from Helloween! the music is sometimes blasting like Death Metal...Ozzy, Wasp...etc...this is it! A great Heavy Metal band from the underground! Powerfull with melodies, a band to follow! Voted best Heavy Metal band for 2006 by Metal Zone Prod.666!!!
Reckless Tide : "Repent or Seal your fate" Digipack CD/DVD. Thrash/Death from Germany, this album originally came out in 2004 so if you still haven't got it it's time! For the others it's again the album with a DVD. The album is a mix of Thrash Metal riffs with two male singers, one is more into Death row vocals when the other is more melodic Thrash/Heavy metal giving this band and originallity and sound that noone has. The influences here are Sepultura, Nailbomb, Testament, Forbidden (tiny), Death (tiny) Holy Moses recent albums, Machine Head (early) Early Obituary heaviness, ,,, and many others! This album has lots of known talents such as Sabina, Waters, and many others. It will please all Thrash Metal maniacs as Death Metallers and there is also a funny Grinding song!!! Well so any Metal maniacs will find something in this album to their taste, the best is still the DVD with the complete set for the Wacken Open Air "Battle of the band" won by Reckless Tide of course! This is an extra good package with small interview of the members about this experience. Behind the scene studio during session work, a drunky funny road trip :(I don't understand German so I had to read the translation but the camera is moving so much I felt sick! please guys next time give the cam to Suzi I 'm sure she will do it well;) and last but least some photos. And the most of it : it has a great design, great music & Video and the shippest price on the market!!!!!!!!!! What else do you want?
Laaz Rockit : "Live untold" DVD, another Thrash Metal legends from San Fransisco, this masterpiece is one to have in your collection!!! I must say I was so exited to get it that my desappointement was big! yeah I mean it is hard to make a DVD for those legends but video editing is the thing that makes it good or not, like the sound on a CD! What I really don't like is the video Editing and I'm sorry to say cos the DVD starts a bit long after 10 long minutes of nothing but lots of quick shots and some guys going into the rehearsal room...then when the music starts it is cut every minutes by interviews!!! man why haven't u played the whole set? there's nothing to take the song starts and cut...Also something I hate that everyone is doing now on DVDs they record in Black!!! hey we have color on TV for a long time stop that stupid black&White shit, comeon this is not a game pressing a button it's a legendary DVD!!! the same appeal to Vio-lence!!! Well u're gonna think I don't like that DVD but no it's just that people always fuck the work! it's like on VHS tapes, you always have a short phootage in the middle that fuks the whole concert! man this is for collection! Anyway it just drives me mad to see that the men behind the video editing are not good enough after the technology advances. The good thing of the DVD is the length but not only cos the guys! hey man it's fukin' Laaz Rockit!!!! those guys kicks ass!!! three hours of concert!!! Ok again the video editor has chosen to split three concerts into one so you have a song in Japan 2006, Holland 2005, Holland 1988...a whole mess! but at the end I was happy cos I was fukin stuck onto my sofa looking those fingers and those guys playing and moving like kids!!! I'm sorry but hey like Vio-lence those guys are real Thrashers! not like some who have never stopped playing and are so damn boring and tired like old men...this is worth buy whatever the result but I'm too much concerned about video editing, I know how hard it is to get one! ... The sound is great and the band awesome hope they won't call it a day and kick our fuckin asses by pulling out another great album!!! Thrash will never die!!!!
Moment Of Violence : "Lofat" Hardcore band from the states. This pretty tells it all!!! They had the idea to change their name before the release of the CD and it was a good idea, when listening to the music I can agree people who will like this album will obviously like extreme music and so the "hardcore" title isn't really right except for the vocals but musically it has many influences from Thrash to Death to Grind... the cover shows it quite well even though it is hard to understand what it supposed to be... a chainsaw breaking into a hand or a feet... not sure but everything is made to be on that extreme Metal music lead by a 7th strings female. Influences are very spread into a wide range of Metal styles : Slayer, Pantera, Machine Head, Black Sabbath or Red Hot chilli pepper!! Deicide, Napalm Death, .... lots of brutal and Thrash influences! This is LO fukin' FAT sound with very dark lyrics. So if u're into that stuff u know what to do ORDER now!!! www.lofat.net
Outlett : "Chaos and perseverance" USA Hard Rock band fronted by very passionate female singer! This band has won several awards and got the chance to promote themselves playing with Motley Crue and getting overwhelmed by fans! When coming into their tunes it's like a drug you get addicted straight away by melodies and a great voice! Also when you see them live and watch them on their sites you will understand the motivation those lads have and why they got recognition! It's amazing to see this passion what I'm searching for into musicians and so unreal to find, here it is! you got the real package, great songs, great voice, great melodies...the influences are so mixed up that it makes it a very special band!I just love it! Chastity 's voice is taking you to the heart and fly you over anything that can surround you in your life! She makes you happy forgetting your today's problems she just envoutates u! This four members band is better than some who have six or so members! they just know how to kick ass and to create some great tunes. COme on get on their spiral and u will understand why everyone loves them! www.outlett.net
Vainglory :self titled album, this great new band is fronted by the lady killer Kate French who sang on David T-Chastain's album during the mid nighties with an excellent album called Dementia for those who know it. So here she comes with this time a big explosion! Vainglory can be easilly categorized as Thrash Metal and regroup lots of influences from the eighties as nineties big bands such as Testament, Megadeth, Laaz Rockit , Grip Inc, Pantera, Machine Head and certainly many others. Also we can hear some seventies influences from the mighty Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix mixed with some excellent solos influenced by Yngwie Malmsteen and groove from BLS... well if this isn't enough for you to give them a listen and buy their album what better do u need?! This CD is a special edition with a cover poster and their brilliant Video available on their myspace website to watch. This is for sure a band that will kick your ass, from a female vocalist with gutts and kick ass lyrics accompagnied with excellent solos and powerfull rythms and a very good construction of the songs.. this album is just perfect and will blow you away!!!
The Donnas : "Donnas Desert Moon" live show recorded in 2005 and released here as a bootleg for all the fan made by the fans!!! (reminds me somethin....Cliff'em all...) Well this one is a TRUE fan made DVD and this what makes it much better and different. Those girls are young and so as us big fans from the Heavy Metal and punk bands of the seventies/eighties and so they are living their dream as we all want and make sure to give their fans the best!!! I just love those girls for their rockin' attitude but devotion to the music and recognition from the fan and they give us back a lot so a big thank you to you girls for that. This DVD is a great opportunity for those who don't have the chance to see them live and we can say some had great video camera making this a real treasure for your collection! 135 minutes of pure happiness covering all of their best songs from each of their albums! some extras with photos and songs from the band playing on that night, and a kinda soundcheck vid as also some songs with bad sound or video quality but the girls wanted to please everyone who recorded that show and it's fair enough done! Excellent bootleg! Get it now!
Hydrogyn : "Best served with volume" 2004, for those who never heard of this CD before well let me know you missed something! You'll see that uper I have reviewed their last effort Bombshell which is a masterpiece on its own and gained them a wide audience in the music industry. Since I became a fan and friend with those lads following my live interview you can see on the 4th issue mag interview page, and got hold of this the same day I had to review it. If the sound is not professional mixed it doesn't mean this 'demo' as the band call it, has not a precious sound! If I had this CD when It came out I would certainly make a very good review and review the last one with less wonderings... This band plays Hard Rock with a sound from the nineties which give them a special original sound. The songs are originals in a way cos some have two vocals but it has nothing to do with the new bands we hear these days no here it's like the eighties bands where the bass player ad his voice to give a different sound for emotions or just like a soul who explains the thought of the lyrics... a bit like with Wasp on the Headless album where the guy speaks with the drug but here it's less a speach,but a small touch that gives Hydrogyn their style. So these two voices ,oh sorry I forgot this band is fronted by a female (the one on the cover) , makes me love those songs which are one of the best of the album like "Big Star" which they still play live and "what I want" could be made as singles cos they are really well done. To come back about the sound I would say it was a very good first album! What's nice here is they have several songs we can hear on their new album with some differences in the making cos of course sound evolve and some songs can have slight changes to give them a better sound. The song "the sand " for exemple is better now on their Bombshell CD but was already good here they just made it bigger and better to become one of their best songs today. It's like they shouldn't have made Best served and wait to get Bombshell done cos they have grown up and their sound had matured so there 's no doubt why they're becoming big today!
Dead to Sin / Stillborn : Split CD Thrash- Death Metal from UK. First I must say I'm surprised by how some bands support each others and make everything possible to get the underground going. If musically those bands have nothing very original to me I will give them an award for the originality of their CD which looks like a 7' Lp! and the dedication they bring with their label making this CD hoping the sells will help them getting enough money to release another one!!! well done guys. Dead To Sin has a very Heavy sound with Thrashy rythms but with a growling voice in the Death way and an industrial style. Stillborn has also a Thrash influence very inspired by Slayer , Venom and Death Metal in general. If like me you want to support those bands buy this CD it's cheap and help supporting young bands. Then it's a matter of taste...
Bill Lonero :" Slather " & "Restless" Instrumental USA. I got both albums at once, (check out their myspace site to get hold on these masterpieces for reasonable price) the first is from 2005 and self made with an original carton package very light and good for the environement. You can find some great musicians such as stuart hamm .For the music it makes me think of Satriani's "the extremist" album, it has all this groove with some jazzy and salsa songs with the simple Wah-Wah effect! It has everything for you to love, anyone can be addicted by LoNero! this guy is amazing it has his own style mixed up with the technics and abilities of the best guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen, Jeff Beck, Santana...etc..
The last album is much more complete and it seems like there is a band although some songs don't have the same musicians, LoNero seems to get luck playing with great musicians for his own albums!!! The great thing about this guitarist is the fact his music is relaxing! This is the new Satriani but with a different touch, less big solos but still a great emotion and such a pleasure to listen to. I'll give him an award for beeing a great guitarist with nice compositions, follow him!!!
Pitfull Reign : Uk Thrash Metal, if their logo (not on this CD) looks like Brutal Death Grind it has absolutely nothing to do with the type of Metal they do. Once you pressed play you get back to early eighties with a slight early nineties Thrash Metal from the sound to the compositions, a real pleasure to listen to as you'll hear many inspirations from the legends Vio-lence, Dark Angel, Anthrax, Suicidal tendencies, Toranaga, Onslaught , Death Angel, Evil Dead etc... their music is excellent ! Pretty sure these lads will kick ass in the Thrash world! The solos are not breathless but well constructed and this is enough to get a great experience and live it must be a fukin' Moshing pit destroying venues such it moves your ass! I'll give them an award for best promising UK Thrash Metal act for 2007!!! Any Thrashers should get this masterpiece first for the music and support this great band then cos the cover is made in the old school way with lots of phootages and most one very extremely rare - the ass pictured from one of the guys! (if u find who 's this ass belongs to then U'll might win a big prize lol) go get it now!!!
Freevil : Swedish Thrash / black Progressive Industrial madness! impossible to describe but mister Tomas once again has taken his craziness to the next level with his fellow bass player Roger, the difference here is the keyboard compare to Denata. The music has some heavy influences such as Mercyful fate mixed up with Thrashy rythms and very shark vocals. Freevil seems to have invented a new Metal sound but for sure they already gained lots of succes with their album and no doubt they got the love from fans!It is a lot of fun with great compositions, remember the DeathTrain?@#! well this is the next level! you're not ready to get off this train cos madness has no ending and these guys will get your soul! Hell yeahhhhhhhhhh!!!
