Burning Death | Burning Death | Caligari Records

Release Date: 5 December 2025

Format: CD

Genre: Thrash Metal

Country: USA

Burning Death rose from Nashville in 2021, a city not exactly known for hellfire riffs, but these three arrived to correct that. Ethan Rock, Jerry Garner and Gore come from the local underground, carrying years of noise, sweat and underground scars. Their path together is built on raw thrash, drenched in anti-religious fury and sharpened by influences from classic Teutonic destroyers, the early savagery of Slayer, the wild spirit of Sabbat from Japan and the feral chaos that South American bands have been throwing at the world for decades. Their music is a straight invitation to violence on a spiritual level, stripped of modern sugarcoating and played with a hungry, hostile attitude.

“Burning Death” lands fast and mean, the way a debut from a band with this mindset should arrive. The album sticks to a simple idea, thrash that strikes hard, with riffs that bite immediately and vocals that sound drenched in venom. The trio keeps the energy high from the first second, no hesitation, no gentle introduction, just a steady assault that keeps pushing forward.

The guitar work has that classic late-80s cruelty, sharp edges everywhere, with a few sudden falsetto eruptions that give the songs extra madness. Ethan Rock and Jerry Garner fire riff after riff with a kind of wild joy, the kind that comes from musicians who know exactly what they want to unleash. Gore’s drumming stays on constant attack mode, hitting with that old underground spirit, dry and punishing.

Production is rough in the right way, keeping the aggression intact while staying readable, nothing buried, nothing turned into mud. It matches the band’s personality, direct and violent. There is no grand concept behind the album, simply eight tracks of pure hate, delivered with speed and fury. The whole thing runs tight and quick, which actually helps the impact. You finish the album and the instinctive reaction is to spin it again. It has that kind of punch, the kind that makes the half hour feel like a fireball.

The band clearly thrives on chaos and blasphemy, and they sound alive inside it. There is no softness anywhere here, no attempt to soften the blow. It is a debut that doesn’t try to win you over politely, it just storms the place and dares you to keep up. Fans of old-school extremity will find plenty to enjoy, and newcomers who want to explore the more savage corner of thrash will get a very clear introduction. And at the end of the listen, the album delivers exactly what its name promises, pure Burning Death energy, nothing more, and sometimes that is all an extreme metal release needs to hit the spot.

Score: 7.5

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