Gama Bomb - Untouchable Glory

Best thing about this Gama Bomb album cover? Fucking cobra with a stick of dynamite in his mouth.It's not every day you hear of a thrash band from Northern Ireland. And like any thrash band worth their salt, Gama Bomb don't take themselves too seriously, letting their 21st century audiences into their heads by way of childhood pleasures such as comic books, sci-fi movies, computer games and, with their latest album Untouchable Glory, kung fu movies. Oh yes.

This is classic thrash metal and no mistake, with blistering leads over breakneck riffing and machine gun drums. This is classic stuff in the vein of genre luminaries like Kreator or Testament. And from the opening track Ninja Untouchables to the closer After The Fire it's a speeding freight train of moshable tunes that would have a skate park of punks attempting feats of derring-do all damn day and that's really the point isn't it?

The Bottom Line: Let's face it, this is classic thrash metal, so don't expect anything other than blast beats and speed riffs behind screaming, topical lyrics. And I got NO problem with that. The fact is that Gama Bomb is doing it and doing it well, having amassed a cult following for their talent, humor and generosity (they released an entire album for free download while signed to a label). If you're a thrash fan, you should check them out, or at least help support the cause, you savvy?

- Genghis would love to hoist a pint with these cats some time...