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The South Australian band Shatter Brain is a great example of what intense music can be created when opposites attract. The quintet from Adelaide can be regarded as some kind of super group consisting of vocalist Tom Santamaria , guitar players Matt Disosto  and Jack Hartley , bass player Pat Callaghan  and drummer Ryan Quarrington . So far have only released a Demo and a Split with Blunt Shovel . After their recent tour through Japan the band began with the recordings of their first longplayer "Pitchfork Justice". The album contains about 40 minutes of smashing, raw and powerful Metal. The musical backbone is a sheer force of Thrash Metal that mercilessly minces its way straight forward. Further, there are plenty of influences from Death Metal and Grindcore that add to the violent soundscape. But the most striking impact to the heavy and fast music on "Pitchfork Justice" comes from oozy and intense Sludge . With brutally speeding Thrash Metal and swampily...

After their succesful 2016 LP " Klotho ", Adelaide -based Groove and Thrash Metal band Alkira got busy promoting their music in Australia , New Zealand and South East Asia. In November 2019 the South Australian quartet came back with their newest selfreleased EP "The Pulse". The five-track release can be purchased on their Bandcamp profile  as MP3, FLAC or CD. Alkira play brachial, broad-shouldered and rapid Thrash Metal influenced by Groove Metal and a small dose of Black Metal. While drummer Ryan Quarrington  is thrashing, galopping and stomping forward bass player Tyson Mahoney , guitarists Joel Parkinson  and Gregory Challis  create a massive sound on that speedy foundation. Sonorous and distorted riffs cover a huge sound spectrum of heavy music which almost reminds of Sludge. Gregory s strained vocals add to the powerful atmosphere of this dynamic work. With five tracks each between 04:20 and 05:50 minutes "The Pulse" is pretty long for an E...