Usurper – “Cryptobeast”
The best to way describe Usurper is that they take inspiration from old thrash bands like Slayer and Kreator (you know…) and play thrash with more modern touches, like blast beats (here and there) and (intelligible) growling. This band doesn’t claim to be the “best” and the most “innovative”, blah, blah, blah. Look it, they have songs called “Kill for Metal” and “Return of the Werewolf”, ok? They wear leather and spikes and have Tom G. Warrior-inspired “ughs”, alright? By the way, the chorus/chant to “Kill for Metal” does in fact go like this: “Kill! Kill! Kill! …for metal! Kill! Kill! Kill!…for metal!” This is catchy thrash steeped in the 80s and with that “primitive” attitude.