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Bonded By Blood - Exiled To Earth

Thrash metal revivalists Bonded By Blood release their second full length, we give it a spin.

Rating: 4

BBB attempt to join the ranks of label mates Evile and Municipal Waste with their sophomore effort, this latest bludgeon-fest pulling you back in time to the epicentre of pure thrash, although it’s debatable as to whether you’d be kicking and screaming throughout their efforts. There’s no doubting they have some choice riffs, but Jose Barrales’ vocals are dubiously harsh on the ears (and not in a good way) and he’s bafflingly high in the mix here, leaving the impression his bandmates are playing in the shed while he’s outside accosting the microphone right next to the mixing desk; to variable, unplanned comedic results.

Jim Burt