BLOODKILL — Throne of Control (review)

BLOODKILL — Throne of Control album cover Album · 2021 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
UMUR
"Throne of Control" is the debut full-length studio album by Mumbai, India based thrash metal act Bloodkill. The album was independently released in January 2021. Bloodkill formed in 2016 and released the "3B" single in 2017 and the "Horrorscope" single in 2018. Both single tracks are included on "Throne of Control".

Stylistically the material on the album is Bay Area influenced thrash metal. It´s especially Death Angel who comes to mind and it´s audible that Bloodkill have listened a lot to the contemporary releases by the legendary San Franscisco act. So it would be a moderation of the truth to say that Bloodkill have produced an album of material which are particularly original in style. What they have produced is an intense and incredibly powerful thrash metal album loaded with sharp trashy riffs, very well played lead guitar work (courtesy of lead guitarist Shubham Khare), energetic and powerful drumming, and an aggressive and raw sounding lead vocalist in Anirudh Gollapudi. They occasionally add a slightly more melodic traditional heavy metal touch to their thrash metal, but it´s details, and nothing dominant.

Featuring only 8 tracks and a total playing time of 33:35, "Throne of Control" is on the short side considering that it´s a debut album from a band who has existed since 2016. You´d think they´d have more mateterial to show to the world, but it´s not really an issue considering the high quality of the material featured on the album. Quality over quantity any day...

"Throne of Control" feautres a raw, detailed, and well sounding production job, which suits the material perfectly. So upon conclusion "Throne of Control" is a high quality thrash metal release, and fans of Bay Area thrash metal (and Death Angel in particular) are recommended to take notice here. A 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Rot Stink Rip Death Metal
TOMBSTONER
Buy this album from MMA partners
Human Rosin Melodic Metalcore
HATE BREEDER
Buy this album from MMA partners
Through The Hell Hardcore Punk
ENEMY 906
Buy this album from MMA partners
Lightmatter: Rebirth Deathcore
EARTHGAZER
Buy this album from MMA partners
Eye Of Horus (Lightmatter EP Pt. 2) Deathcore
EARTHGAZER
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

Agremorta - Adrocitas (Official Lyric Video)
AGREMORTA
Bosh66· 5 days ago
Agremorta - Ploratus Umbra (Official Lyric Video)
AGREMORTA
Bosh66· 5 days ago
Agremorta - Vertex Membrana (Official Lyric Video)
AGREMORTA
Bosh66· 5 days ago
HAIL SPIRIT NOIR - The Temple Of Curved Space (Official Track Stream)
HAIL SPIRIT NOIR
adg211288· 5 days ago
In Sulfur - The Gate (OFFICIAL VIDEO) 2022
IN SULFUR
Bosh66· 6 days ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed