Killing Peace

Candlelight

Grand Thrash Metal veterans Onslaught have returned stronger than ever with their latest release Killing Peace out now on Candlelight Records. Back in the bands ranks is vocalist Sy Keeler who also sang on the 1986 album The Force. Keeler's raspy vocal ability leads the way in this onslaught (pun intended) of epic thrash metal proportions. The album contains nine scorching cuts of relentless anti-Christian aggression making Killing Peace exactly what you’d expect from these legends in their own right. Sonically driven, satanically inspired and easily adorned by the Metal masses, Onslaught have truly out done themselves and deserve all the respect they get.  

From a production standpoint it’s really great to hear such a crisp work of art here in the 21st century. Back in the day we were lucky to get a halfway decent production job on an album in the thrash vein, as no one had really mastered the controls until Rick Rubin delivered us Slayer’s South Of Heaven. Killer tracks such as “Burn”, “Twisted Jesus” and “Planting Seeds of Hate” may show the bands lack of lyrical and musical originality and find some fans of the genre insisting that they are just another evil metal band but their passion and uncompromising approach to their art remains the core of their existence and true fans of old school Slayer/Venom era thrash will absolutely eat this album up.

It will be interesting to see just how the Metal Communities will take to this recent sacrifice that the band has offered up. Killing Peace is definitely a worth while addition to the Metal family but whether or not it will be invited to dinner or left to fend for itself remains to be seen. Let’s hope that proper credit is given where credit is due. Anyway you look at it Onslaught are waging war and I’m sure we will be hearing more from the frontlines.

-Priest