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Exorcise Reality

    
       
       
       
     
             
Reign Of Fury are a thrash metal band from the UK formed in 2006, releasing their debut album 'World Detonation' in 2012. Extensive touring, including appearances at two Bloodstock Festivals have seen the band gather a loyal following. The band released their sophomore album, the outstanding 'Death Be Thy Shepherd' in 2015, and performed at Hammerfest 2016. The band are well and truly on a steep upward trajectory, releasing their third album 'Exorcise Reality' in 2019.    
             
Chiming in at forty two minutes with eight songs, the new album from UK thrashers Reign Of Fury is a little lightweight with regards to modern day albums, but what it lacks in quantity it sure as hell makes up for in quality - three of the eight songs on offer are in excess of six minutes in length! 2015's 'Death Be Thy Shepherd' mixed thrash and heavy metal to great effect, yet there appears to be a more weighted heavy metal flavour this time around. Yes there are still some thrash elements present, but not as many as previously. The new album powers into life with the storming 'To Fight And Conquer' - high velocity and full on "foot on the monitor", 'To Fight And Conquer' is a glorious gallop of head banging heaven.    
             
The exotically titled 'I May Be A Bastard, But I'm Not A Fucking Bastard', brings forth (what I call) a melodic thrash metal sound. Bands such as Metallica and Annihilator are exponents of this style, which makes their thrash sound more appealing to the metal traditionalists who say they're only "into true metal". The catchiness of 'I May Be A Bastard, But I'm Not A Fucking Bastard' is phenomenal and will have metal heads all around the world punching the air in delight. Next up are two of the three, six minutes plus songs on the album. The first, 'Addicted Hymn' slows the pace to a melodic march, assuming a mid to high tempo foot stomp, nodding it's head to "the black album" era Metallica. The second, 'CapitalJism' picks up the pace and hurtles on like a freight train running late. The speed of 'CapitalJism' is thrash driven, the heaviness courtesy of a thousand wrecking balls, and your neck muscles ripping due to vigorous head banging is a sure sign you weren't prepared for this monster mosh. Tut, tut - you should know better!    
             
Traditional heavy metal takes front and centre with the highly melodic 'Destroy The Night'. Owing much more of its sound to the classic heavy metal style rather than thrash, 'Destroy The Night' will definitely appeal more to the traditionalists. 'Haunt The Murderer' returns the melodic thrash metal feel of earlier back to the album. A little menacing too, 'Haunt The Murderer' changes pace and flies off at high velocity. Introducing a level of menace that borders on the evil, 'The World Belongs To Me' is a heavy foot stomp of the heaviest order. A "black album" era Metallica influence rises to the surface again as 'The World Belongs To Me' marches relentlessly on. The final song, and the third six minutes plus offering, is the title song 'Exorcise Reality' - a high paced thumper of a head banger, 'Exorcise Reality' (the song) ends the album in very much a heavy metal style.    
             
Overall, an album of heavy metal and thrash, 'Exorcise Reality' bridges the gap between these two genres perfectly, appealing to fans on both sides.    
             
             
Review by Iron Mathew Collins    
             
Reviewed for Reign Of Fury    
             
             
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