Power metal mosh pit11/4/2023 ![]() That blend of riff-centric masculine aggression and more considered melody allows the songs to build natural dynamics, beating away the tedium of too much repetition. Fighting the Poison both has elements of relentless modern thrash and more nuanced influences, as can be seen in the memorable ‘God Wills It’, which angrily declares its intent through savage verses, then drops to a calm melodic guitar section that – at some unknown point – Peich decides to make the chorus, building up energy again through a well-directed solo and progressive bridge, before slashing out another verse and aching chorus for good measure. However, when the whole band is on form, as guitarist/drummer Staffa and bassist/backing vocalist Mariyan Georgiev often are, the music is challenging too, producing something slightly different to the general mass of modern thrash. For me, that’s the detail that makes the three-piece interesting and shamefully neglected, because George Peich has an unusually scorched voice for thrash metal, sounding like he’s survived a thousand wars, but also producing elegiac melodies at times. ![]() ![]() The most recent of Mosh-Pit Justice’s four albums changes very little from the preceding ones, except for revitalizing the minor power metal elements that the intense thrashiness of Stop Believing Lies swept aside in its aggressive energy.
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