Into the Pit // Q4 2021
Hey there headbangers,
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...
Release Day Roundup – 11/19/21
Editor’s Note: Do you think we “missed” an album this week? Click here.
Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday ... Read More...
The Anatomy Of – Employed to Serve (Plus, A Review!)
I think it’s important for people to look outside their comfort zone for music as well as most other things in life, and it’s something I practice myself. Close readers know I’m the doom guy around here, and I... Read More...
Into the Pit // Q1, 2021
Hey there Headbangers!
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
Howdy Headbangers,
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 // 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...
Hazzerd – Delirium
There are few things in the metal world that range as wide
as thrash metal. Thrash runs the gamut from the serious to the silly.
Progressive and technical thrash bands write sprawling epics about deep
emotiona... Read More...
Into the Pit: Thrash Metal Mailbag
Hello fellow pit-sters! This month, I thought we could do something a little different. You all know I’ve been playing fast and loose with the schedule of this column, and August will be no different! Fellow t... Read More...
Death Angel – Humanicide
Bay Area thrash legends Death Angel have returned bringing us Humanicide, an album endeavoring to lay out a portrait of a decaying world in all its forms. The band are one of those veteran groups who once stoo... Read More...
Into the Pit – Let’s Remember Some Other Bay Area Bands
So far on this column, I’ve referred to a lot of the heavy hitters of the subgenre. I personally have a lot more thoughts about them because there’s just a lot more material to go through with them. It’s the s... Read More...