Incinery - Falling Into The Sky


Nottingham thrash metallers Incinery have a new album on the way, if you didn't know. 'Hollow Earth Theory' will be their first release in six years - will it be worth the wait? If their preview single is anything to go off, then abso-bloody-lutely. Incinery are full of old-school thrashy glory, but with a healthy dose of brutality and intensity. They've supported the likes of Exodus, Hirax, Lawnmower Deth and Savage Messiah. They've played Bloodstock, Download, HRH, Hammerfest and Metal Days to name a few. This single rips by in under three and a half minutes, but there's plenty of interesting musical ideas and it's sure to become a fan favourite.

Kicking off with a cool production effect that sees both guitars play the main riff separately in each ear, tension builds up before the song explodes into a thrashy frenzy. The verses are structured in an unusual meter, giving an somewhat experimental vibe to the track. Behind this, the precise drumming maintains the intensity, so it won't scare away the seasoned thrashers. A chorus laden with melody will get the crowds singing (when we're allowed to go to gigs again), but its aggression doesn't cool off. Surely, the other half of the crowd will be in the circle pit at the same time. 

We're treated to a glorious, lengthy solo with all the trademark thrash techniques that sees the genre defended to the death and so beloved amongst diehards, before an instrumental section sees the guitars cleverly vary the main riff through a dizzying descending pattern. One of the grooviest sections of the track, it allows the song space to breathe before Incinery ramp up the intensity once again for the final verse and chorus. Behind razor-sharp, Exodus/Slayer-esque riffing, and what seems (at first) to be a pissed off, short blast of thrash, there's a fair amount going on in this song. Will definitely be listening to the album when it's out - and so should you.

You can pre-order 'Hollow Earth Theory' here

MN

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