Best thrash release of 2013 (so far)?

Temple of Blood wrote:

VEKTOR can't hold a candle to CORONER or VOIVOD.

And really, their riffs are nothing like CORONER.  They sound like a cross between DESTRUCTION's late 80s technical period and 80s VOIVOD.

Funny, I have bought Coroner albums in the past only because I loved the DeathCult demo tape so much, but was bored quickly or let down, unlike what I get out of VEKTOR albums.

I can see where you compare them to Destruction and Voi Vod, and again, those bands changed styles and sound too much for me since their excellent recordings of the 1980s, and I checked out every album since then (thanks to the internet), and most of what they do now, I also find boring compared to VEKTOR.
I regret not going to any VEKTOR concerts.

Some metalheads might not like them, think they are over rated, etc but to an old guy like me, it's like a fresh vicious attack, reminds me of when SADUS burst on the scene.

As of today, I'd go with these as my top albums:

1. Razormaze - Annhilatia
2. Essence - Last Night Of Solace
3. Ultra-Violence - Privilege To Overcome
4. Death Angel - The Dream Calls For Blood
5. Onslaught - VI
6. Hatriot - Heroes Of Origin
7. Panikk - Unbearable Conditions
8. Accu§er - Diabolic
9. Sodom - Epitome Of Torture
10. Violator - Scenarios Of Brutality
11. Annihilator - Feast
12. Gama Bomb - The Terror Tapes
13. Havok - Unnatural Selection
14. Battlecross - War Of Will
15. Hatchet - Dawn Of The End
16. Lost Society - Fast Loud Death
17. Anger As Art - Hubris, Inc.
18. Exarsis - The Brutal State
19. Warbeast - Destroy
20. Rusted Brain - High Voltage Thrash

Still a bunch I haven't heard (Warbringer, Toxic Holocaust, and Evile come immediately to mind).

Temple of Blood wrote:

VEKTOR can't hold a candle to CORONER or VOIVOD.

And really, their riffs are nothing like CORONER.  They sound like a cross between DESTRUCTION's late 80s technical period and 80s VOIVOD.

Ditto. I totally agree with you. Personally I think Vektor is OK. The vocals get a bit annoying and also I'm not that fond of the guitar tone.

Good Call on Panikk Sovdat. Definitely one of the best this year.Heres my list.I can't really number them because it changes from week to week.The top spot would be a toss up between Death Angel,Essence and Panikk.

Death Angel-The Dream calls for Blood
Essence-Last Night in Solace
Panikk-Unbearable Conditions
Violator-Scenarios of Brutality
Lost Society-Fast Loud Death
Hatriot-Heroes of Origin
Hatchet-Dawn of the End
Havok-Unnatural Selection
F.K.U-Rise of the Mosh Mongers
Fueled By Fire-Trapped in Perdition
Exarsis-The Brutal State
Ranger-Knights of Darkness

mlotek wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

VEKTOR can't hold a candle to CORONER or VOIVOD.

And really, their riffs are nothing like CORONER.  They sound like a cross between DESTRUCTION's late 80s technical period and 80s VOIVOD.

Funny, I have bought Coroner albums  in the past only because I loved the DeathCult demo tape so much, but was bored quickly or let down, unlike what I get out of VEKTOR albums.

I can see where you compare them to Destruction and Voi Vod, and again, those bands changed styles and sound too much for me since their excellent recordings of the 1980s, and I checked out every album since then (thanks to the internet), and most of what they do now, I also find  boring compared to VEKTOR.
I regret not going to any VEKTOR concerts.

Some metalheads might not like them, think they are over rated, etc but to an old guy like me, it's like a fresh vicious attack, reminds me of when SADUS burst on the scene.

I don't think they hold a candle to SADUS either.  They were an amazing underrated band with their own style and sound very little like VEKTOR to me.

I just listened to "Punishment for Decadence" yesterday. That album is a total thrashterpiece. "Skeletons on my Shoulder" has some of the best guitar riffs in all of 80s thrash.

I didn't say VEKTOR sound like SADUS.
VEKTOR are exciting and attack/kill in the exact same way for me when I heard early SADUS in the late 1980s.

Who said Vektor were better than Coroner? I never did. I just asked if someone had heard Vektor and suggested them as something they might enjoy since they mentioned liking Coroner. That's it.