Australian thrashers Nasty Insects’ debut album has the appropriate title: Bite ‘til They Bleed. The album is a vicious little bastard too. With elements of old-school thrash like Exodus, Kreator and Sacred Reich, Nasty Insects inject some well-used synths into the mix.

We get eight tracks that crunch and grind their way through the listener’s brain. The muddy production adds to the charm; it reminds of the notoriously lo -fi recordings of Neat and Ebony records. The band are competent musicians, and there are some real crackers on the album. Trauma Dreams is a great track with vocals not a million miles away from those throaty contortions that Mike Patton does so effortlessly. Dead Soul is another belter, a huge moshy riff in the middle that had me reaching for my skateboard (not really, I’m far too old for that now), but in the ‘80s it would have been a different story!! Adidas is the album’s closing track, and it’s another highlight. More Cavalera-style riffing and thundering drums end the album in style.

I really like what I’m hearing, and I love the band’s aesthetic, their logo is very ‘80s thrash, and the cover art by Cal Sinadinovic reminds me of the classic Morbid Angel sleeves. 

Go and check ‘em out for yourself. Mosh it up!!

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Author: Kenny Kendrick