Into the Pit // Q4 2021
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No end of year lists again this year. Once more, given that I pick out a "Big Four" each quarter and that we only had a "Big One" last round, you've already got yourself a rough ... Read More...
Into the Pit: Q3 2021
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It's been a bit quiet in the thrash metal world lately. Across the board, it seems like the spike in interesting underground releases that flourished during the (ongoing) COVID-19 pand... Read More...
Into the Pit // Q2 2021
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Bit of a mixed bag this round, although the Big Four is solid as always. I'm sticking with the quarterly format for now, but if thrash bands could try and space their albums out more a... Read More...
Into the Pit // Q1, 2021
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Has it been a stacked few months for thrash metal, or what! The thrash train kept right on rolling through Christmas and into the new year, with absolutely no sign of slowing down. On ... Read More...
Into the Pit // The Best (And Worst) Years for Thrash Metal
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Dropping another top ten list seemed a tad redundant, given that I've picked out a "Big Four" for each quarter of the year. Put those together and you effectively have a "Top 16" of 2020.... Read More...
Into the Pit // 2020 Stragglers
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Before we get into the best of the year shenanigans, we interrupt your normal Into the Pit programming to bring you a short post highlighting some later releases that didn't quite make it... Read More...
Into the Pit // Q4 2020
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The mathematicians among you will realise that this post technically shouldn't be hitting you until January. Although I usually hit you with these quarterly posts the month after a quarter e... Read More...
Into the Pit // Q3 2020
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Let's get the sad stuff out of the way upfront. The thrash world lost a major figure with the unexpected passing of Power Trip frontman Riley Gale last month. I'm not going to pretend I h... Read More...
Into the Pit // Q2 2020
Howdy headbangers! What a hell of a few months, huh? Yet, while the world appears to be falling apart at an ever-increasing pace, 2020 is shaping up to be maybe the strongest year for thrash metal since 1986.* ... Read More...
Into the Pit // Q1 2020
Howdy headbangers! Josh here, I'm officially taking over Into the Pit while Pete's off trying to make the world a better place and whatnot. This means two things: a) it's gonna get a whole lot groovier around h... Read More...