Today’s review is of International Thrash Metal band Sickomania’s debut album.
This band delivers a powerful kind of Thrash Metal that reminds of Overkill or Nuclear Assault mixed with elements of Thrash Death Metal and cool sweep picking to give a heavier sound to the nonetheless catchy and sometimes melodic riffs. Adding some grooves too to the sound, the band have a fairly modern sound that is nevertheless straightforward and aggressive.
Fans of moshing-friendly American Thrash Metal and more melodic subgenres will enjoy this release alike, for both aspects are finely intertwined here in a way where one doesn’t damage the other despite their contradictable nature. While some parts are crafted with pure anger intended to break your neck with its susceptibility to induce headbanging, others are full of solos and even acoustic passages with a certain darkness to them. My personal highlights are “Slumberland Prophets” and “Beyond The Ninth Gate”.
I recommend this album to fans of American Thrash Metal, Thrash Death Metal and Technical Thrash Metal. My rating is of 8,5/10.
VARG THE MIGHTY
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