The Act of War is the first song composed by Scimitar, the heavily old-school-inspired thrash metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. This historic track showcases their energy, influences and their aggressive, no frills and no half-way sound.
Tag: Thrash Metal
Tankard – Fat, Ugly and Still (A)Live
Tankard’s full 2005 live performance from the Fat, Ugly and Still (A)Live DVD, a chaotic, humorous, fast, loose, and relentlessly fun concert and a raw and energetic document from one of Germany’s most iconic thrash institutions.
Xentrix – Ghostbusters theme [Music video]
The music video of the cover that Xentrix made of the Ghostbusters theme, one of those songs that became embedded in our pop culture, a classic version that gave the tune a high-speed, uplift and riff-heavy twist.
Exodus – Bloodstock 2013
Pro-shot full Exodus’ set on Bloodstock 2013, on the Ronnie James Dio stage. The songs were a mix of a couple of the classic ones, one being a homage to Jeff Hanneman and Paul Baloff, and some the then newer tracks.
Scimitar – Erased From Existence (EP)
The EP version of Erased From Existence, a track inspired by the iconic 1985 sci-fi film Back to the Future, delivered with relentless energy by Scimitar, a thrash metal band hailing from Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is built to crush your neck. With lyrics.
Sarcófago – Screeches From The Silence
Screeches From The Silence in a classic and official music video by the iconic band from Belo Horizonte Sarcófago, one of the most important ones in Brazilian — if not worldwide — metal. If you are a false, don’t listen!
Cavalera Conspiracy – Piledriver [Street Fighter 6 official lyric video]
Composed and performed by Cavalera Conspiracy, this is the official lyric video for Piledriver, a track that marks the release of Zangief’s Outfit 4 in Street Fighter 6, a 2023 competitive fighting game from Capcom’s emblematic series.
Scimitar – Little Boy (Cover Sodom)
A cover of Sodom’s song Little Boy (Hiroshima), recorded in 2012 on a demo by Irish band Scimitar, with remastered audio. While the technical quality of this particular recording isn’t top-notch, this stuff is still pretty good.
Sepultura – Antichrist
Sepultura’s song “Antichrist”, a product of Minas Gerais, originally part of the 1985 EP Bestial Devastation and later included as a bonus track on the 1991 CD version of Morbid Visions. Features the song’s lyrics (written by Wagner “Antichrist” Lamounier).
Kreator – Violent Revolution [Official video and lyrics]
Official video and lyrics for the song Violent Revolution, from the self-titled album released on September 25, 2001, which marked the band’s return to more authentic thrash after the absurd sonic experiments presented on the weak Renewal.