Sunday, February 1, 2026

Wolfenstein--Death Brigade (CD) {2026 CDN Records}


I don't classify this as regular thrash metal at all. Sure, on the surface it might appear that way, but when you get down in the dirt with this band, they're closer to a mixture of first-wave black metal, early death metal, and, yes, thrash. Take the vocals - the singer is vicious, blasphemous, and delivers his vocals with a yelled growl and not a shout like most thrash bands. He reminds me a lot of the vocalist from Demolition Hammer, actually. This has a lot in common with early Kreator, early Sepultura, and Sarcofago, as well as Exodus and Razor. These vocals are delivered over often frenzied thrash, songs whipping by at light speed. The entire record isn't even twenty-five minutes long, and that's a good thing. I'm left wanting more. This isn't feel-good party thrash and it slays all of those bands where they stand. If Wolfenstein keeps at it, they're going to be mentioned in the same breath as Evil Army and Desolus, at least by me, and that's rarified company.

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