out this week: Maze of Terror - Peruvian thrash

The angry Peruvians hit the ground running back in 2011-12 when they came out with their first EP in 2012 after the formation. The thrash trio have continued their tradition of not disappearing for too long before striking again. After their 2016 album they have a recording out almost every year, showing no signs of streamlining or cleaning up their filthy music. The new album comes out August 26th, 2021 on Xtreem Music (it also looks like the band released it indepedently earlier this year). The acerbic vocals are close to harsh black metal/black thrash, with thrash/speed/punk guitar work, and their usual furious execution. The range of speed goes from moments of midtempo/uptempo, contrasting with some of the most extreme segments. In this listener’s opinion, it feels like during the second half (minute 30 to 47, more or less), the band ratchets up the intensity a bit more, launching into blasting black thrash mode. The lyrics read like the Peruvians make the brutality of horror movies/TV news their own gruesome, obscene stories. Would fans of U.S. thrash like this music? Possibly, but this is something more ghoulish. Would fans of black thrash, South American and European thrash enjoy this album? That is probably the most direct demographic that would welcome Maze of Terror into the fold.

ANGELS OF ACID - New Song MMXXI by Maze of Terror

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