{"id":103664,"date":"2024-08-02T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=103664"},"modified":"2024-08-09T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:24:38","slug":"album-review-blacklist-with-murderous-intent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-blacklist-with-murderous-intent\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACKLIST – With Murderous Intent (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BLACKLIST
With Murderous Intent<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Since forming out of Blackpool, England in 2018, thrashers Blacklist have released an EP, Bombs Away<\/em>, in 2019 and a full-length album, Disciples Of Time<\/em>, in 2021. A line-up change has been made since their last outing with the addition of guitarist Matt Mcloughlin, who features alongside vocalist \/ lead guitarist Tyler Larkin, bassist Curtis Goodyear and drummer Matthew Longshaw.<\/p>\n

On With Murderous Intent<\/em> Blacklist embarks on a sneering thrash journey made all the more scathing by the blistering vocal attack. This is frantic stuff and the band launch straight into \u2018Cannibal\u2019 with a barrage of speedy drums and hyper riffs, and follow this with the equally frenzied \u2018Blood Baptism\u2019. This is a brace of ravenous tunes littered with gang chants and streaks of blackened mayhem alongside melodious passages led by crisp leads.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a case here of basic 80s thrash rehashing as Blacklist construct tight webs of turmoil. And there are some solid mid-paced moments too, one of these being my favourite track \u2018The Shape\u2019 with its sample from the movie Halloween<\/em>. The bass really rattles on this one and I prefer the more restrained vocal chops to the black metal styled yaps. However, \u2018Kill The Coroner\u2019, another more measured slice, reminds me a bit of classic Sabbat in the vocal department and also provides a lot of melody after its subtle build. <\/p>\n

Admittedly some of the tracks do appear a tad overlong, but because of the band\u2019s style of snapping thrash it\u2019s not a major issue. \u2018Lethal Infection\u2019 provides a nice crunch in the riffage, \u2018Nostromo\u2019 gallops hard and \u2018Never Sleep Again\u2019 is a mixed bag of subtlety and savagery, so there\u2019s plenty of variety here and the end result is something akin to being hacked and slashed up by movie maniac Michael Myers.<\/p>\n

With Murderous Intent<\/em> is an enjoyable album and evidence that the UK thrash scene is still kicking hard.<\/p>\n

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

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