This is Bay Area style thrash from France with shouted vocals. The riffs are decent and some of this is even fairly technical, all jagged edges and speed. There's even some progressive metal influence at work here, as you can hear in the solo section of the song "Bliss Through Butchery." I didn't find this to be all that exciting unfortunately, and it was the vocals more than anything that turned me off. They're gruff, shouted vocals that just sound a bit too "hardcore" for this material. A good analogy is using death metal vocals in a power metal band - it just doesn't mesh quite right with this classic thrash style. If you're a serious thrasher and don't mind the shouted vocals, this could still be up your alley, but for me it's a hard pass.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Vector--Brain Collector (Digital) {2026 Independent}
This is Bay Area style thrash from France with shouted vocals. The riffs are decent and some of this is even fairly technical, all jagged edges and speed. There's even some progressive metal influence at work here, as you can hear in the solo section of the song "Bliss Through Butchery." I didn't find this to be all that exciting unfortunately, and it was the vocals more than anything that turned me off. They're gruff, shouted vocals that just sound a bit too "hardcore" for this material. A good analogy is using death metal vocals in a power metal band - it just doesn't mesh quite right with this classic thrash style. If you're a serious thrasher and don't mind the shouted vocals, this could still be up your alley, but for me it's a hard pass.
Labels:
Independent,
Thrash Metal,
Vector
