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A FIST IN THE FACE OF GOD - WHIPLASH

A full moon has passed since last the face of God received a metal fisting. Well, back we are, dealing an overdue slab of classic speed/thrash metal courtesy of Jersey's Whiplash.

Whiplash

are, for me, one of the great power thrash bands of the mid-80s. The more keen-eyed readers may have spotted that the band were recently featured on Fenriz's

Trapped Under Vice, Vol. I

with the track "The Burning of Atlanta," which was taken from their sophomore offering,

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. Personally, I've always been a big fan of Whiplash's '85 album,

Power and Pain

, which has the type of intensity that first attracted me to thrash metal in the first place. Everything about that records is classic to me, down to the

hand-drawn cover

. After a long hiatus and the sad passing of original bassist

Tony Bono

, Whiplash are back touring, having released a new album last Wednesday,

and

they have their own line of

hot sauce

!? Now

that

is merch. A lot better than

Dave Mustaine's coffee

, that's for sure.

Anyways, if, like me, you find yourself in

Oslo next week

, come and see Whiplash, Agent Orange, and the excellent

Nekormantheon

, who I featured on here a few weeks back. Promises to be a big, big show. Next week's AFITFOG post will be coming from Norway's

Øyafestival

(I'm seeing Aura Noir at last!). Stay tuned.

Whiplash - War Monger

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†ROCKWELL†