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Victory Or Death |
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Ceaseless Torment are a
thrash metal band from Finland formed in 2008 releasing three albums to date
- 'The End They Bring' (2014), 'Forces Of Evil' (2017), and 'Victory Or
Death' released in 2022... |
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...featuring nine
blistering thrash metal songs in just thirty six minutes! The bands brand of
thrash is full of brutal aggression and menace, with every song on offer
guaranteed to engage the worlds mosh pits in fierce and frantic head
banging. Album opener 'Final Sacrifice' hurtles into view, and is an immense
torrent of speed. The levels of aggression and anger shoot right through the
fucking roof, as Ceaseless Torment revel in the raucous rage they're
delivering from the off! What an explosive start - a start that continues to
burn fiercely with 'Beyond The Boundaries Of Sanity', and an electrifying
pace that may just shatter the world land speed record. And for this type of
brutal thrash, the growling howl of a vocal performance is spot on. Ears are
not safe, so prepare yourselves for more pain than ever, as the band storm
on with the Slayer-esque 'All Be Dead' - and a rough and ready thrash metal
march. Not as quick as the opening double salvo, but what it lacks in pace
it more than makes up for in heaviness... |
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...that is until almost
two minutes in, when all fucking hell breaks loose! Incredible speed lights
up 'All Be Dead' which sees the band frantically foraging forth, blitzing
everything and everyone that stands in its way. At just two minutes and
thirty eight seconds, 'Killing Commands' is the shortest song on offer, yet
most likely also the fastest. The phenomenal speed is gonna wreck necks for
fun, the moshers of the world trying to head bang faster than ever before
just to try and keep up with the songs incredibly high velocity. Yea - good
luck with that! And maintaining the albums stunning pace and power, 'Funeral
Pyre' is as quick as anything heard so far - maybe even quicker! For
Ceaseless Torment are unrelenting in their speedy thrash metal attack - the
vicious nature of their music simply incredible. |
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The title song - or
what I presume to be the title song - 'Only Victory Or Death', is a
merciless march of thundering thrash. The band not slowing down an inch -
the incredible speed of the album remaining in top gear. And the savage
barrage of unrelenting brutality just doesn't know when to stop - Ceaseless
Torment pounding the listener with a level of bone snapping severity not
felt before. Raging like an out of control inferno, 'Sons Of Sodom' is
delivered at break neck speed, the moshers of the world continuing in their
vain attempt to keep pace! The muscles of the neck stretched to unbearable
limits as heads rock back and forth faster than is humanely possible. |
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And with just two songs
left to go, the band show absolutely no sign of hitting the brakes,
'Obsession Possession' the next aural avalanche of incredible power and
pace. 'Victory Or Death' has been a stunning storm of aggression fuelled
fire and brimstone, with Ceaseless Torment apparently unstoppable in their
savage quest to deliver some of the fastest thrash metal ever! 'Slaves Of
Hell' - clocking in at an incredible six and a half minutes in length, two
and a half times longer than the shortest song on offer - is an epic march
of thrash. All speed has dissipated in favour of a heavy, sinister foot
stomp and a crescendo building wall of menace. And then at two and a half
minutes in, 'Slaves Of Hell' explodes into life and we're thrashing hard
once again as the incredible speed returns for one last hurrah. |
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Overall, a breathless
rampage of all out brutality and aggression, 'Victory Or Death' is a neck
breaking barrage of thrash metal. |
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Review by Iron
Mathew Collins |
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Reviewed for
Metal Gods TV |
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