Hailing from Indiana USA Wraith unleashes their new full-length album Undo the chains.
With the self-proclaimed motto of No Bullshit Thrash Metal, Undo the Chains is an album that reverently invokes the power of 1985 Metallica combined with the punk edge of titans Motorhead along with the Teutonic power of German thrash. Yet this is not a shameless rip-off, Wraith Bristle with energy that sounds as fresh as it is recognizable
From the 1-2 punch of Undo The Chains to the glorious Dominator, the band’s statement is clear, this is thrash metal with tight riffing huge catchy bridges offset by the harsh blackened throat of Matt Sokol and his intelligible lyrics
Excellently recorded with a thick crunchy production, you can’t help but grin devilishly at the power of Cloaked in Black with its riff after riff after riff and Gate Master with its twin-guitar attack and short stabbing vocals. the level of musicianship on display is excellent culminating in Born to Die a true highlight bringing the harder edge with the riffs complementing the vocals “The prices I’ve paid, the choices I’ve made “through to another short sharp catchy solo.
No track outstays its welcome and this record is so gloriously metal that you’ll be tipping beer on your head and smashing the furniture on the hunt for posers by the time you get to the epic Terminate (all 4.
14 of it) with its chants and huge metal attack.
Wraith have perfected their spirit of the 80s approach to metal Time Wins is more proof of this with its ode to battle, all tracks are lean, focused and crystal clear in their intent.
Undo the chains is not post-metal or any of the current trends. It’s a homage to the mighty thrash/metal gods of which there are no other you should worship!
Highlights: Cloaked in Black, Born to Die, Terminate
Three and a half glorious Roo’s
1.Undo the Chains
2.Dominator
3.Gate Master
4.Mistress of the Void
5.Cloaked in Black
6.Born to Die
7.Time Wins
8.Gift of Death
9.Disgusting
10.Bite Back
11.Victims for the Sword
12.Terminate
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Release Year: 2021
Label: Redefining Darkness Records
Category: Album
Country: USA
Reviewed by Sparky
