Gama Bomb The Terror Tapes

2013, Gama Bomb are the metal world's Kings Of Geek. For a decade now, the Irish five-piece have mixed vintage thrash metal with absurd, acid-tongued lyrics, keeping it strictly old school even as they break very modern music industry taboos. Adhering to self-imposed commandments that prohibit ballads, acoustic intros and the meat-headed tendencies of modern metal, Gama Bomb went from a quiet corner of Ireland to global cult status in short order, and show no signs of letting up now. THE TERROR TAPES is a battery of sing-along anthems that never let the needle drop out of the red, melding a very modern geek's-eye view of the world with classic metal song writing. They're songs that are inspired by midnight movies, hard touring and a comprehensive knowledge of near-forgotten thrash demos, now tempered by a year of hard struggle for the band. Now, as they return with nothing less than the most striking thrash album in 20 years under their belts, it's clear the Geeks shall inherit the Earth.