{"id":104908,"date":"2025-04-25T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=104908"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:39:50","slug":"album-review-phantom-tyrants-of-wrath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-phantom-tyrants-of-wrath\/","title":{"rendered":"PHANTOM – Tyrants Of Wrath (2025) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHANTOM
Tyrants Of Wrath<\/strong><\/span>
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\nHigh Roller (2025)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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After a groovy Gothic organ intro, Mexican headbangers Phantom embark on their sophomore full-length outing, Tyrants Of Wrath<\/em>. There was somewhat of a buzz when the clan released their 2023 debut, Handed To Execution<\/em><\/a>, although last year\u2019s EP, Transylvanian Nightmare<\/em><\/a>, was less impactful. Even so, Phantom \u2013 in spite of their generic moniker \u2013 remains a band to watch and deliver 48 minutes of quality heavy metal wrapped up in more neat cover artwork.<\/p>\n

Phantom continues to worship at the altar of Slayer<\/a>, Dark Angel etc. and that era of devilish thrash, so don\u2019t expect any major changes within the framework of the 11 songs, but do expect some killer melodies and enough mind-raping thrash to reduce your brain to slop.<\/p>\n

The bar is immediately set high as \u2018The Tower Of Seth\u2019 emphatically emerges with a scintillating hook and demonic cackle before a razor sharp Exciter-styled riff slices through your face. Frontman J.C. Garc\u00eda wails like a rabid banshee before he gnashes and spits rust in total Teutonic mayhem. You won\u2019t hear a better track on the album, but you will get shredded by a batch of other songs which prove that Phantom is one of the best thrash bands out there.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all just scathing and snapping retaliatory metal, though. Hidden within this raging storm is an oddly engaging number entitled \u2018Nimbus\u2019, which sounds more like a mix of Manilla Road and some obscure and crusty New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band. How this will sit with some fans I\u2019m not sure, especially as the vocals are clear bellows better suited to a doom metal album.<\/p>\n

Even so, it\u2019s nice to hear Phantom mix it up a bit, and it doesn\u2019t stop there. \u2018Nazguhl\u2019 boasts a punky vibe streaked with a kicking off-kilter drum and soaring solo, while \u2018Dance Of The Spiders\u2019, after its delicate intro, races into a black metal type of coldness. But if you want to be force fed straight up thrash metal butchery then venture no further than the blistering title cut and the onslaught of \u2018Violent Invasion\u2019.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s obvious this time round that Phantom have progressed into something more expansive, so for every ripping torrent you\u2019ll also receive something a bit more experimental or melodic, case in point being finale \u2018Dark Wings Of Death\u2019 with its varied tempos. In reality, though, this is still the same Phantom spewing out malice vocally and total destruction musically.<\/p>\n

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

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