{"id":17898,"date":"2014-01-03T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=17898"},"modified":"2014-03-06T09:30:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T09:30:33","slug":"ep-review-nuclear-omnicide-bringers-of-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-nuclear-omnicide-bringers-of-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"NUCLEAR OMNICIDE – Bringers Of Disease EP (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

NUCLEAR OMNICIDE
Bringers Of Disease EP<\/strong><\/span>
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\nViolent Journey (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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As if the thrash metal scene wasn\u2019t crowded enough! Along comes Finnish quartet Nuclear Omnicide hot on the heels of their 2013 debut The Presence Of Evil<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Bringers Of Disease<\/em> is a far better work than I imagined it would be, so that\u2019ll teach me to be so uninterested in modern thrash bands. Far from being a basic revival trip, Nuclear Omnicide are a frantic bunch of metalheads who just get down and dirty in their quest to puke out beer-induced rough and volatile thrash. Y\u2019know what? For the most part, they actual succeed. <\/p>\n

This six-track EP is worth getting your dirty mittens on, because it shows that the band have progressed since their 2013 half-decent debut. Once again the band rages hard from start to finish, dragging the listener in via the scruff of the neck and ramming the message home for the full 22 minutes of its duration.<\/p>\n

Instead of relying on substandard San Francisco Bay Area riffs or too much Slayer<\/a> imitation, Nuclear Omnicide instead provide the musical equivalent to being thrown in a garbage van. The drums of Alex Antilla are hurtful, while the twin guitar assault of Kasper Koutonen and Mikael Ignatius is lethal to say the least. The vocals of Benny Raivio (who also plays bass), on the other hand, are clearly alcohol-induced yet riotous.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say that Nuclear Omnicide are jokers in the pack. Far from it, because this record is extremely aggressive first and foremost \u2013 particularly on the title track, which is all blood, guts and thunder from start to finish. \u2018Merciless Butcher\u2019 revels in its groove, meanwhile, reminding me of some of the crossover thrash acts of the 80s teamed up with the likes of Sacred Reich, although more blistering. <\/p>\n

\u2018Ruler With The Iron Fist\u2019 is equally manic, especially with Raivio\u2019s frothing vocals and the frenzied percussion of Antilla. These guys are manic throughout, in fact. It\u2019s difficult to spot an exact influence, except to say that it\u2019s extremely engrossing and solid thrash that doesn\u2019t buck under the weight of current trends. <\/p>\n

I truly believe that with some advice, Nuclear Omnicide could become quite a force and spearhead the Finnish thrash invasion. In fact, it\u2019s nice to hear a thrash sound that doesn\u2019t rely on the usual bog-standard mediocrity, because even when these guys slow down they remain totally convincing. <\/p>\n

Lyrically it\u2019s the usual stuff, but there\u2019s so much aggression on offer here that it\u2019s hard not to take these guys seriously. While not blessed with the best moniker, fans of old school thrash acts such as Devastation will lap this up. Good stuff.<\/p>\n

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

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