Open the flood gates of thrash, for the second time in a few days Finland’s thrash beasts come out to play. Witheria play thrash with a big influence of some unholy screams. This is an altogether heavier disposition. I do hear some melodic death rhythms and sweeping solos, take ‘Obscene Desecrator’ for example, these traits feature during what would be a chorus, the verses tend to be at breakneck pace with a pure European thrash edge, the chorus’ in general feature a groove and listenable quality about them.
Edgy is how I would describe this release, torturous Destruction worship helps solidify the personal influences mixed and matched during genre crossing and giving the listener a fresh modern approach without sacrificing that classic feel. The mix is rather powerful, the chunky bass sound often forgotten, is in this case mastered perfectly, even its hammer blow can be distinguished through some vibrant solos. Musical composition is Witheria’s strength, for all the influences heralded on disc, there is something that splits atoms and makes you crank up the volume further. ‘The Final Hour’ reminds me very much of the current Kreator sound, but for the death growls appearing here and there. Chugging at the soul of the thrasher, you get hooked and engrossed into the Witheria world. Fist raising prospects precede a mosh session when ‘The Nameless Beast’ gets going, I am a particular sucker for finger tapping, replenishing this desire is no problem, but I sometimes find going too low and death-like in the vocals destroys some of the feeling. This band are not afraid to play with time signatures, sometimes they can fall short, from what I hear here, there is no such chance of this happening.
‘Vanishing Order’ is truly evil thrash with across the board twists and turns, the skill of making aggressive inspiring arrangements still manages to impress. This is no struggling third album, and I urge you to track down their other efforts as well as this ball’s out feast of tantric excitement.
