At the dawn of the early 21st century, the NWOSTM and its scores of young thrash bands that put a new spin on the old school stuff, brought back the glory days of thrash. One of the main exponents of this resurrection was Greece’s Suicidal Angels. On their debut EP ‘Armies of Hell’ they wear their love of old-school thrash on their sleeve and the likes of Kreator and Destruction immediately spring to mind. Their full-length debut ‘Eternal Domination’ dropped the following year, confirming the band’s Teutonic leanings. 2016 was a landmark year for them with the launch of a new studio album (‘Division of Blood’) and the live recording ‘Conquering Europe’ that captured Suicidal Angels at their blistering best. Kreator chief Mille Petrozza is a fan and named them one of the best European thrash bands of the new generation. Ten years on they’re celebrating a quarter century of boot-to-throat thrash and their most recent juggernaut ‘Profane Prayer’ (2024) was universally hailed as one of their best slabs yet. This summer they’re coming off the heels of a successful European tour – including a sold-out club show in Belgium – to rip your face off once again. (#GMM26)
