Okay, so I've been on a radical journey through the thrash metal genre lately. First I got exposed to Voivod awhile back, then I did some more digging into the German thrash bands like Kreator and Sodom and
then I came across Vektor and was blown away by them. Finally, after raving about Vektor to some of my friends, one of them told me to check out a band called Aspid, as they apparently inspired Vektor a fair bit.
It turns out that Aspid was a short-lived thrash band from Russia in the early Nineties. They only lasted long enough to put out one album (Extravasation)... but hell, it's something else. Definitely a masterpiece of the genre.
These guys were incredibly technical and heavy. And they're just so
Russian.
The vocalist, who happens to have an insanely wicked voice, sings all of the lyrics in Russian. I have absolutely no idea what the hell he's singing about or how the lyrics go, but it doesn't really matter to me. It sounds absolutely incredible.
Soooo... anyone else heard of these guys? If not, if you're interested in great technical thrash metal, definitely check this band out.
Topic: The Aspid Thread - In Post-Soviet Russia, Pits Mosh You! (Read 1177 times)