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Speedrush are a speed/thrash metal band from Greece formed in 2005 who released their debut single 'Chains Of Misery' in 2008 and their debut album 'Endless War' in 2016.    
             
Speedrush may be a European band, but their brand of thrash is definitely influenced by the American thrash metal scene and the mighty Big 4 - Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, and Slayer. The bands debut album opens in blistering style with the thundering two minute instrumental 'Endless War', leading straight into the electrifying pace of the band self titled song 'Speedrush', featuring screaming guitars, rampant rhythms and an aggressive vocal style which all form part of the Speedrush signature sound! Heads are gonna be banging furiously to this one, the pace not letting up one bit as 'Malevolent Torture' tears loose with a savage barrage of brutal riffing. Just two songs in and the similarities with the iconic eighties Bay Area sound are fully apparent - the twin guitar attack is relentless, the drumming thunderous with Speedrush delivering an awesome blend of speed/thrash metal!    
             
The frenetic pace of 'Into The Abyss' is breath taking, the mosh pit in a live arena is just gonna be a blur of head banging maniacs with clenched fists violently punching the air as Speedrush kinda live up to their name...a rush of speed! Brutality finds a new level as the Greek thrashers continue their merciless supersonic assault of thrash with 'Freaks Of Nature' blazing a fiery trail of devastation as it hurtles across the land at top speed to leave only a desolate wasteland in its wake! 'The Truth' is a two minute effects laden, spoken word passage that builds into a crescendo, setting an atmospheric aura for what is to follow...    
             
...and what follows is a rampant rage of thrash metal! 'Passive Aggression' is an aggressive and very quick paced song that races on at high velocity, Speedrush performing thrash metal at such a fast pace that there's a very good chance you might just bang your head right off your shoulders! "not everyone likes metal, fuck them" is the quote that opens 'Reprisal Steel', another furiously fast paced and thunderous thrash metal assault that is simply adrenaline pumping and will leave you breathless! This superb debut album from Speedrush sadly has to come to an end, and I for one will be pressing that replay button again (and again, and again), but just before I do, the final song is the barnstorming 'Plague Storm'. Building from a very heavy mid tempo stomp into a steaming full on rage of relentless thrash, 'Plague Storm' is a fierce finish to the bands debut release. Speedrush have delivered an excellent album of speed/thrash metal that'll most definitely give everyone an adrenaline rush!    
             
Overall, thunderous and exhilarating, Speedrush have delivered a fast paced and adrenaline pumping album of speed/thrash that'll keep you head banging for a long time.    
             
             
Review by Iron Mathew Collins    
             
Reviewed for Metal Gods TV    
             
             
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