{"id":104343,"date":"2024-11-16T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T00:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=104343"},"modified":"2024-12-10T11:22:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:22:21","slug":"album-review-unharvested-thrash-crimes-against-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-unharvested-thrash-crimes-against-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"UNHARVESTED THRASH – Crimes Against Humanity (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNHARVESTED THRASH
Crimes Against Humanity<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Manchester, England-based thrashers Unharvested Thrash hit us where it hurts with their debut full-length offering. Firstly, I just want to say how cool the album cover is, depicting a city smouldering under blood orange skies. It certainly makes a change from all the silly cartoon covers. Anyway, <\/p>\n

Crimes Against Humanity<\/em> is 35 minutes of solid melodic thrash, the sort that you could put alongside the likes of Xentrix \u2013 the band even includes a cover of the Xentrix track \u2018Balance Of Power\u2019 alongside a rendition of Children Of Bodom\u2019s \u2018Needled 24\/7\u2019.<\/p>\n

With no gimmicks, Unharvested Thrash begins with the steady chugs of \u2018Carry On\u2019. Jonathan Jackson\u2019s vocals are simple yet lined with grit snaps, as is his guitar work which results in crisp driving riffs. There are elements of crossover spattered throughout the album: \u2018Lost\u2019 has a faint punky upbeat stance to its groove and maybe even a sprig of hardcore, more so on the streetwise barks. More than anything though this is an album steeped in melody.<\/p>\n

Whereas a lot of thrash can be extremely sniping or serrated, even with the edgy vocals the music here rarely gets aggressive. \u2018See Another Day\u2019 features some sublime axe work that wouldn\u2019t appear out of place on a traditional metal record, while \u2018Fire In Your Eyes\u2019 exhibits some hardcore yet upbeat riffage. However, it is a shame the vocals seem to dominate the mix, meaning that the album is often at odds with itself. I still enjoyed this though and with a bit of fine tuning Unharvested Thrash could become a force on the scene.<\/p>\n

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

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