Ramming Speed – Doomed To Destroy/Destined To Die


DTDDTD_Cover_WebRGBRamming Speed are a relatively new-jack “neo”-thrash outfit from Massachusetts, but unlike their peers in Havok, Fueled By Fire, and Bonded By Blood, they prove that they’re doing more than reliving the (G)olden days of Exodus and pre-Black Album Metallica; they’ve got the nuance and the unadulterated energy to pull off more than the occasional stint in a dive bar or DIY venue in the middle of nowhere, Kansas. Area code need not be included because the pigs would eagerly eat it up.Continue reading


Integrity – Suicide Black Snake


Integrity 1Integrity has always been known as one of the strangest hardcore bands for their envelope-pushing (forgive the cliché phrase, I’m drunk) brand of oddity-embracing riff-cannon wielding steaze that has attracted and repelled in equal amounts. Suicide Black Snake (A389 Recordings/Magic Bullet Records) will do little to convince haters that they are willing to change, and even less to convince longtime fans that they are er… willing to change. Yes, Suicide Black Snake is a different entity from other Integrity albums, but just how much so?Continue reading