Nothing Sacred – No Gods
Release Date: 16th July 2021
Label: Rockshots Records
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Genre: Thrash, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal.
FFO: Iron Maiden, Death Angel, Exodus, Testament.
Review By: Snidely Whiplash
Welcome to the metalepidemic.com review hotseat. Snidely Whiplash here with another review. I’m going to begin by saying that this band is not something I would normally listen to. It’s not my style of music, BUT I’m reviewing it anyway, because ol’ Snidely knows how to be fair and honest! Enjoy the review!!
Today’s review is on NOTHING SACRED. They’re an old school thrash/speed metal band with roots in Melbourne starting in 1983. They’ve been doing this a long time, and it shows. They are a very tight band with a big rhythm section that keeps the riffs moving. The line up of this band has forced changes that took a while to get them back into the rock scene. They have definitely come back and showed they know how to do it though.
Stu Bedford and George Larin are blazing on the guitar. They present hardcore riffs that weave in and out of the songs, changing times and speeds as they go. They weave a good tapestry of heavy, fast speed metal. Sham’s drums are blasting all the way through. They push and blast when needed to make a thick wall of sound, adding to the dense bass of Karl Lean. Very heavy and intense.
The vocals of James Davies fit right over the top in speed metal, death metal fashion. They are shrill and screaming over the top. NOW, this is where Snidely has to admit that he’s not a fan. The style of the vocals are not something that I, personally, care for. Don’t get me wrong. They are done very well. They find a different type of melody over the music that is dramatic and tense, skirting the lines at times. This is the speed metal style, and it’s dead on. Just not my personal taste.
Overall, not my taste in music, as I said. HOWEVER, that doesn’t make them bad at all. Nice tight sound. Heavy hitting music. Dramatic speed changes with a dense rhythm section. Powerful vocals with that speed metal scream added to the top. They are definitely very good at what they do. From the hard hitting power of Final Crime to the slow, angsty Alice In Chains like groove of Stoner, this album swings for the fences on every track. It’s a banger.
(4 / 5)
