{"id":101665,"date":"2023-09-15T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=101665"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:28:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:28:03","slug":"album-review-radux-its-going-to-be-a-great-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-radux-its-going-to-be-a-great-day\/","title":{"rendered":"RADUX – It\u2019s Going To Be A Great Day (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

RADUX
It\u2019s Going To Be A Great Day<\/strong><\/span>
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\nGolden Core (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Finnish thrash is on the menu here with the debut full-length album from Tampere-based combo Radux. What you get here is eight speedy tracks, but sadly let down by hysterical vocal yaps courtesy of bassist Juho Vaarala. The closest comparison to be made is with Nuclear Assault\u2019s John Connelly, but Vaarala takes his duties a step too far and it\u2019s such a shame because musically this is some volatile thrash awash with razor sharp axework and feisty percussion.<\/p>\n

Each track here boasts such energy; \u2018Ceasing To Exist\u2019 has a punky vibe, \u2018Atomic Fear\u2019 a striking busyness, and \u2018Radioactive Dawn\u2019 a tirade of drums. This is very good thrash, it\u2019s just that the vocals all too quickly start to grate and become an unhealthy distraction. Having said, there are many thrash fans out there who like this style of hyper high vocal, so if you can imagine John Connelly with his scrotum in a vice then that\u2019s what you will get.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Going To Be A Great Day<\/em> is 30 minutes of nifty, tight speed metal that hits like a whirling dervish but makes little impact. Favourite tracks, more so musically, are \u2018Evacuate Earth\u2019 with its wild solo, and \u2018Instinct Of Survival\u2019 with its steely bass backbone.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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