{"id":581,"date":"2026-03-07T11:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"\/theoutcast\/theoutcast\/reviews\/usurper-cryptobeast\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:15:18","slug":"usurper-cryptobeast","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/adkoi.com\/theoutcast\/reviews\/usurper-cryptobeast\/","title":{"rendered":"Usurper &#8211; &#8220;Cryptobeast&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The best to way describe Usurper is that they take inspiration from old thrash bands like Slayer and Kreator (you know&#8230;) and play thrash with more modern touches, like blast beats (here and there) and (intelligible) growling. This band doesn&#8217;t claim to be the &#8220;best&#8221; and the most &#8220;innovative&#8221;, blah, blah, blah. Look it, they have songs called &#8220;Kill for Metal&#8221; and &#8220;Return of the Werewolf&#8221;, ok? They wear leather and spikes and have Tom G. Warrior-inspired &#8220;ughs&#8221;, alright? 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