Showing posts with label death/thrash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death/thrash. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2026

OVERTOUN ~ Death Drive Anthropology (2026)

 


Overtoun /  Time To Kill Records

"DEATH DRIVE ANTHROPOLOGY is the third full-length strike from Chilean/American death-thrash force OVERTOUN. Channeling the death drive (Thanatos) into a furious soundtrack of human rituals, the album unfolds as a Book of Death, exploring how cultures confront mortality, violence, collapse, and the transformative power of art.

Fused with Chilean rhythms, folk-inspired guitars, and memorable riffs, it features guest appearances by MAX PHELPS (CYNIC, DEATH TO ALL), ENRICO H. DI LORENZO (HIDEOUS DIVINITY), and SHANTANU VYAS (HAZING OVER). With virtuosic musicianship and a raw, organic sound that recalls the primal spirit of classic metal, Overtoun channels both precision and rage. Produced by renowned Argentinian producer MARTÍN FURIA (DESTRUCTION, BARK) and released via Time To Kill Records, Overtoun asserts itself as one of the most exciting and promising Latin American Metal acts today."

Anointing The Sick Metal Blog Album Of  The Week

Scathing, murderous thrashing death plugged straight into the motherlode of extreme metal riffing. Hints of progressive technicality fail to dull the ferocity of 'Death Drive Anthropology' nor dampen the  groovy breakdowns that are abundant throughout the album. 

'Death Drive Anthropology' is an extremely clever mutation of the death/thrash genre. Melodious yet crunchy as hell and unusually for a thrash album, enthralls throughout.


Friday, August 4, 2023

SAMHAIN ~ The Courier 2023 (Remastered)

This early death/thrash classic has been resurrected and remastered with a mix that is beyond anything I could have hoped for. Although it is a compilation of the band's first two demo tapes, The Courier is essentially in two parts. The first three tracks are from the 1985 Samhain demo 'The Courier' while the final five songs are from 1986 when the band morphed into DesExult and released the demo S.O.D. F.O.A.D. 

Samhain play a raw, chaotic form blackened death/thrash on The Courier, lacerating from the opening track and creates bloody mayhem right the way through to the last with some glorious breakdowns inbetween not heard since Celtic Frost's Morbid Tales.

An essential release which deserves to be unearthed from a band way ahead of it's time.