Trash the Graveyard

Demo 2007

Self-released 2007

Primitive and filthy as hell comes the latest in a long line of great Norwegian thrash bands to surface in recent years.  Trash the Graveyard combines the murkiness and grime of early Sodom with the riffing style of Celtic Frost. Not to compare to their contemporaries but Trash the Graveyard sound like a younger and less refined version of Ghoul-cult.  The Pale Master starts things off on the right now with a crushing bass heavy riff.  Abomination and Rendevouz of the Desecrator sound like they could have been lifted off of Morbid Tales, well actually they are too primitive, maybe Morbid Tales' demo sessions.  heh heh.  The Stairs has a throbbing and rampaging main riff which calls to mind Sodom's Blasphemer before it churns out some Flawless Celtic Frost stomping as a complimentary break from the song's menace.  The only song that is sort of weak on the demo is the last track, Surrealistic Graveyard which sounds like it is not as focused as the rest of the material.  But for a view into the future of this band look no further into Medieval Torture which is the most developed song on the release with its filth heaped on the twisting riffs and probably the catchiest material here.  Animator's vocals are strained and dry which suits the mood of these songs perfectly.  The production on this release is notably primitive and basement sounding which implies a small budget for its production.  It'll be interesting to see whether they can maintain the magic from this release once the sound is cleaned up in a professional studio on future releases.  Based upon the musical gems found on this demo and with the current state of the thrash revival I am certain that these guys will be encountering record deals soon.  Thrash!!!!