{"id":105048,"date":"2025-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=105048"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:09:24","slug":"album-review-toxic-hazard-divisions-of-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-toxic-hazard-divisions-of-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"TOXIC HAZARD – Divisions Of Hate (2025) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOXIC HAZARD
\nDivisions Of Hate<\/strong><\/span>
\n\"\"
\nSelf-released (2025)<\/span>
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n
<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

A slice of German thrash is on your plate here with the debut full-length outing from Hamburg act Toxic Hazard. Divisions Of Hate<\/em> is quite an enjoyable romp which strings together Teutonic steel and American crunch. A band such as classic Exodus immediately sprang to mind as opener \u2018Sniper\u2019 hits. The riffs are crisp with the vocals boasting a raspy fragility. Sprigs of Overkill and L\u0227\u0227z Rockit toy with a contemporary Destruction<\/a>-style of menace and aggression, resulting in sharp riffs and catchy melodies.<\/p>\n

\u2018Cold Death\u2019 could have easily existed in 1986 with its serrated axe work and vocalist Warp Michi\u2019s tone. This is solid thrash that\u2019s more than happy to sit in its comfort zone, although the debris caused by the guitars and drums suggests this is more of a battle zone. The title track is punchy and mid-paced where the riffs aren\u2019t too far removed from an Anthrax-style of moshing melody, and even when the sprint comes there\u2019s still that infectious clarity.<\/p>\n

Divisions Of Hate<\/em> doesn\u2019t require your full attention because its rhythms are immediately addictive. \u2018King Of The Pit\u2019 could easily be the bastard offspring of Exodus\u2019s \u2018The Toxic Waltz\u2019 and Testament\u2019s \u2018Into The Pit\u2019, an anthem for the new generation of thrashers. Meanwhile, \u2018Switchblade Blues\u2019 brings more mid-tempo savagery where you can envisage the sweaty heads bobbing and banging away at the gig \u2013 as long as they put their phones down!<\/p>\n

Yep, this is standard thrash that 40 years ago wouldn\u2019t have got a look in, but when it comes to keeping the thrash flag flying, Toxic Hazard are on the ball.<\/p>\n

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

TOXIC HAZARD Divisions Of Hate Self-released (2025) Rating: 7\/10 A slice of German thrash is on your plate here with the debut full-length outing from Hamburg act Toxic Hazard. Divisions Of Hate is quite an enjoyable romp which strings together Teutonic steel and American crunch. A band such as classic Exodus immediately sprang to mind […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105049,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105048\/revisions\/105049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}