{"id":104114,"date":"2024-10-11T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=104114"},"modified":"2024-10-24T09:23:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T08:23:45","slug":"album-review-speedrush-division-mortality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-speedrush-division-mortality\/","title":{"rendered":"SPEEDRUSH – Division Mortality (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPEEDRUSH
Division Mortality<\/strong><\/span>
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\nJawbreaker (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 6.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Now here\u2019s an album that makes me want to reach for those early Kreator and Sodom records. Division Mortality<\/em> is the sophomore release from Athens, Greece-based Speedrush, and it\u2019s certainly been a while coming; the band\u2019s debut full-length, Endless War<\/em>, was issued eight long years ago.<\/p>\n

To get to the point, Speedrush boast a Teutonic speed that at times combines with an old school Brazilian zip too. This is an album that\u2019s easy to like even with its nifty nature because the sound is so familiar. The vocals from Nir Beer have that dry snap, as does the axe work which enables the album to flash by at a rate of knots. The rawness isn\u2019t quite as rough as I expected, but the Greek thrash scene, for all its vigour, remains minimally polished although still engaging in its authenticity.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ride With Death\u2019 sums up the album, a no nonsense riot built upon the wrecking crew foundation of Andreas Disco Destroyer\u2019s (yes, that\u2019s his name!) drums. What\u2019s clear though is that the combo isn\u2019t here to break boundaries, just heads as the cheese layered \u2018Iron Wisdom\u2019 and more serious snarling \u2018Beyond The Vortex\u2019 prove. Even so, there\u2019s some seriously good axe work throughout the album, most notably on \u2018Sons Of Thunder\u2019.<\/p>\n

This is effective speed metal with flashes of classic Iron Maiden and Judas Priest rooted at its core. The old school worship is evident on a lot of today\u2019s releases and although the production here is a bit too clean for my liking, Division Mortality<\/em> is clearly evidence of a band that knows its stuff.<\/p>\n

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

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