MORTILLERY
'Murder
Death Kill'
(HPGD Productions)
Canadian
thrashers Mortillery have finally released their debut album since
forming in 2009, and man, is it something else. This is most
definitely, without a single hint of doubt, the most authentic thrash
throwback I’ve heard from a band formed after thrash metal’s
heyday in the 80s.
From
the killer riffs, to the ripping solos, and maniacal vocals sung by
one extremely talented woman, Mortillery easily dominates their
competition with the raw and dynamic energy that was seen on the
debut albums of Thrash’s
Big Four
in the 80s, and brings me right back to the time when I was first
discovering these great thrash albums, and gives me the same
excitement.
One
thing that really separates Mortillery from the rest of the crop is
their vocalist, Cara. She often sings in a very clear, soaring vocal
style comparable to Crystal Viper’s Marta Gabriel, but she also
manages to belt out some hellishly violent screams, and some raw
black metal-esque rasp (think early Bathory, Toxic Holocaust), seen
very clearly on “Countless Suicides” and the title track.
'Murder
Death Kill'
is an album that belongs on the same shelf with 'Kill
Em All',
'Killing
Is My Business',
and 'Fistful
of Metal'.
A modern day Thrash metal classic in true, pure form, Mortillery have
given me what few Thrash albums can, which is the rekindling of that
old feeling when thrash metal was still wonderful and new to me, and
that is something absolutely priceless that should not be overlooked
by anyone. Give this one a listen.
[9]
(Andrew
Oliver)
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