Liste der Bands Death Thrash Die Hard Nihilistic Vision

Ever wondered what happens when you mix the occult and raw side of Celtic Frost’s Morbid Tales together with the rage and fury of Slayer’s Reign In Blood and the warrior choruses of Sodom's Agent Orange? Look no further, Die Hard has combined all three elements and much more into one hell of a release: Nihilistic Vision.

According to me Thrash Metal died back in 1989. You may try and discuss this with me, preferably over a beer or two, but that's just how I feel. Most of the genre's historical albums have been released prior to this date and what came after that was either pale imitations of a former glory or simply stuff that did not even deserve to be labeled as Thrash Metal. I mean, take a look at your freaking calendar for a moment: Ride The Lightning? 1984. Show No Mercy? 1983. The Force? 1986. Among The Living? 1987. Darkness Descends, Pleasure To Kill? 1986, etc., etc. After 1989, Black Metal and Death Metal had taken over the throne to never ever give it back.

Sure, you may retort that Testament, Exodus or Death Angel among others are very much still active bands. Well, let me put it the simplest possible way: no, they’re not. Nowadays they just release half-ass albums that older fans buy out of pure nostalgia without many expectations just to say "man, I have the whole discography". You may also say that I’ve missed the whole point and that there's an ongoing Thrash Metal rebirth taking place with new younger acts that will certainly count in the future. Well, out of the many “new” bands coming in, very very few are worthy of any attention and it’s not a Repka cover or a band’s name inspired by one famous old song that turn mediocre bands into great bands.

So what? Well, every once in a while, you get the band that kicks your beliefs away as if it were your balls and you remember that you shouldn’t be too full of yourself and your goddamn certainties. Die Hard is one of those bands and they deserve a big thank you for this!

War, Hell and Death is what you may expect from the Swedish thrashers. Die Hard has only one intent: thrashing you all up and everything will be good to make your head bang along their warlike anthems. Fast and raw riffing, no freaking nice vocals a la Osegueda just pure hate delivered Venom style and excellent drumming make it a most memorable experience. The songs may seem simplistic at first (and who cares really if you're banging your head?), but after a few listens you can tell it’s not the case. Ride The Incubus is freaking DRI epileptic, Attack From The Back sounds like early Anthrax (except they wished they sounded like this in the first place…) and… could this be possible? Even the opening riff from Death Chasing The Flock Of Mortals sounds like a tribute to Metallica’s For Whom The Bells Toll!

I’m not going to go through each and every track. But you will. And you will enjoy it too. Some of you may even already have heard that drums were played by Watain's chief pounder and you may even have feared that this is yet another bland Black Thrash album? Nope, it's not. Die Hard is all about one thing: Thrash Metal.

The kind of Thrash Metal you thought was long forgotten and buried deep down. Well, Harry, Hasse and Hakan have found it where it laid dormant for some time, waiting to be uncovered again by hands worthy of its glory. In the pits of hell.