{"id":102906,"date":"2024-03-29T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=102906"},"modified":"2024-04-16T13:31:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:31:50","slug":"album-review-terravore-spiral-of-downfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-terravore-spiral-of-downfall\/","title":{"rendered":"TERRAVORE &#8211; Spiral Of Downfall (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>TERRAVORE<br \/>Spiral Of Downfall<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"title3\"><span style=\"color: #c80000;\">Punishment 18 (2024)<\/span><br \/><strong>Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/terravore_spiralofdownfall.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Killer album cover, savage vocals, ripping riffs; welcome to the third full-length outing from Bulgarian thrashers Terravore. Although this record does have a contemporary edge, the quartet is clearly drunk on the old school values. There is a Teutonic approach, more so with the vocal snaps of bassist Kalin Bachvarov as the combo surges through a batch of infectious, spitting tracks designed to flay.<\/p>\n<p>Epitomised by the opening title track, this album is raw and fresh at the same time. It\u2019s hard to argue with \u2018Black Tantra\u2019 with its wild solo, or the mid-paced chugs contained within \u2018Blunt Force Trauma\u2019. Meanwhile, \u2018P.O.L\u2019 begins with a subtle majesty yet builds with a brooding before some seriously steady riffage unravels.<\/p>\n<p>Terravore shift between moods, maybe at times evoking vintage Metallica and yet when the ripping nature of the band emerges there are flashes of Kreator. Again, it\u2019s those venomous vocals which take the band that extra step further, at times into a black-thrash or even a death-thrash domain, so I applaud the guys for the mix of extremity and melody. \u2018Propagandacide\u2019 is another excellent tune led by the metallic chugging and \u2018Shattered\u2019 showcases further sublime axework.<\/p>\n<p><em>Spiral Of Downfall<\/em> is such a solid, all round album proving that there\u2019s still life in the old thrash dog genre and this is on heavy rotation as I write.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TERRAVORESpiral Of Downfall Punishment 18 (2024)Rating: 7.5\/10 Killer album cover, savage vocals, ripping riffs; welcome to the third full-length outing from Bulgarian thrashers Terravore. Although this record does have a contemporary edge, the quartet is clearly drunk on the old school values. 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