{"id":8728,"date":"2015-07-13T13:48:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T13:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-thy-art-is-murder-holy-war\/"},"modified":"2015-07-13T13:48:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T13:48:30","slug":"album-review-thy-art-is-murder-holy-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-thy-art-is-murder-holy-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review:\u00a0Thy Art Is Murder – Holy War"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"image\"Death Metal and controversy have gone hand in hand since the genres inception in the late 80\u2019s. From shock lyrics to stomach-churning artwork, bands have been getting mainstream society in a lather about their work for years. Sydney\u2019s Thy Art Is Murder<\/b> are likely to continue that tradition with their 3rd full length effort \u2018Holy War\u2019<\/i>.<\/figure>\n

There\u2019s nothing overly gruesome or shocking about the lyrical content of what is, in essence, a very fine record but along with the self-censored album artwork it\u2019s confrontational, direct and very, very pissed off. The child suicide bomber that was meant to adorn the album at its conception is cause enough to get people talking but beyond that, Thy Art Is Murder<\/b> have the technical chops to back up such a bold statement of intent. <\/p>\n

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It may not be \u201cpure\u201d death metal (whatever that even is) but all the elements are there. \u2018Holy War\u2019<\/i> isn\u2019t as sloppy as some of the punk influenced death\u2019sters but has a huge element of groove. On the flipside, there\u2019s an impressive level of technicity throughout that never relinquishes the, at times, unbearable tension that courses through the entire record\u2019s veins. This is an album that\u2019s meant to make you think every bit as much as it is mosh. <\/p>\n

The title track is an absolute tour-de-force of teeth-clenching riffs and merciless percussion as vocalist Chris “CJ” McMahon belches out the \u201cwe will all die for nothing\u201d<\/i> refrain. The short, sharp shock of \u2019Coffin Dragger\u2019<\/i> keeps the levels of malevolence high as technical playing gives way to head-down speed metal. Closing track \u2018Naked and Cold\u2019<\/i> is a masterpiece in summing up an already uncomfortable listen with levels of intensity that are stretched to the absolute maximum before a full-frontal assault of blasts and stabbing riffs takes over for a final time. It\u2019s utterly murderous in intent and impossible to ignore. <\/p>\n

In a scene that has long since burst its collective banks, there are few acts that stand out amongst the dross in the same way Thy Art Is Murder<\/b> do. Musically they\u2019re edging toward the front of the pack, but in terms of attitude and intent, they\u2019re streets ahead of most of their peers and the venom of \u2018Holy War\u2019<\/i> should rightly see them take their seat at the top table of death metal.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘Holy War’<\/em> by Thy Art Is Murder<\/strong> is out now on Nuclear Blast Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thy Art Is Murder<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Rob Fearnley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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