SHATTER MESSIAH

3rd album from 2013 by this American Thrash/ Heavy Metal band led by Curran Murphy (ANNIHILATOR, NEVERMORE, ARSIS), a musician who successfully channels his experience in technical and modern Metal into a sound firmly rooted in classic Thrash Metal traditions. With "Hail the New Cross", SHATTER MESSIAH delivers a direct, aggressive and melodic album that combines the power of American Thrash with a strong traditional Heavy Metal influence.

Released six years after "God Burns Like Flesh", the album finds the band sounding more focused and mature, placing greater emphasis on memorable songwriting and streamlined arrangements. While retaining the intensity that has always defined SHATTER MESSIAH, the record strengthens the balance between aggression, melody and accessibility, resulting in one of the strongest releases of the band's career and an excellent representation of its evolution throughout the 2010s.

Recommended for fans of: NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT, FORBIDDEN, VICIOUS RUMORS, ANNIHILATOR.