Metal Reaction Ep. 32: Splitfuse, Convulsis, Deadspeak & More (Thrash, Metalcore, Death Metal)
The Metal Maniacs PodcastShow Notes
Twenty years apart, three countries, and one drummer found by accident — that's just one story in this episode as we react to 6 underground metal bands: thrash, djent-metalcore, hardcore punk, and old-school death metal all in one sitting. Joined by Co Host Derek Hampton we cover a bit of everything.
This episode of The Metal Maniacs dives into six wildly different corners of the underground metal and hardcore scene — from Michigan thrash and hardcore punk to progressive metalcore out of Montreal, melodic metalcore from Germany, and a Polish old-school death metal band making a genuine comeback after two decades.
Bands featured in this reaction episode:
Splitfuse (Progressive Metalcore) — their cover of TesseracT's "Dystopia" plus the original track "Defy the Odds" off their debut EP Crystal Shroud https://youtu.be/HwWI4FbKP6g?si=MclYP-OU62y3cPtn
Chemical Valley Mutants (Hardcore Punk/Metal) — Michigan road warriors dropping their song "Ignorant" ahead of their sophomore LP Struggle
Convulsis (Thrash Metal) — Downriver, Michigan thrashers unleashing "Brain Matter Mainline" off their debut LP Unrepentant Menace https://open.spotify.com/artist/6q0FHDlbrVYddA87Gre4eK
Exhausted (Groove/Modern Metal) — "End Result" off their new EP Down to the Wire, engineered with guidance from Dave Vanderlinde of All Hail the Yeti https://youtu.be/PhgDO6HkVWw?is=h-7P8UuSBhgbCwL1
Gone. (Melodic/Modern Metalcore) — the emotionally heavy single "MISERY," a track that hits like Dayseeker at their most commercial and most devastating https://tr.ee/6lem-Lw4CE
Deadspeak (Poland) (Old-School Death/Heavy Metal) — reacting to "Soul-o-suction" and the story of a 20-year-old band reuniting after finding their original-era drummer living in Denmark https://deadspeak666pl.bandcamp.com/album/no-respect-neither-for-living-nor-for-the-dead-ep-2024
Whether you're into thrash, djent, hardcore punk, or true old-school death metal, this episode is a crash course in bands most algorithms will never show you. If you're a band and want to be featured on a future reaction episode, reach out — we read every submission.
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