Agony Nervosa 2016 Napalm Records Nervosa are an Brazilian Heavy Metal band formed in 2010 that play a type of Thrash Metal that can be likened to the more heavier side of the Thrash spectrum, with a style of Thrash that would easily appeal to fans of the Teutonic side with a sound akin to Destruction, Kreator and Sodom. With Nervosa, you can also hear Black Metal pioneers Venom and Brazilian peers, Sepultura. Agony is released on Napalm Records, it is the 2nd full studio release by Nervosa and the follow up to 2014’s Victim of Yourself. Agony features the same line-up as the previous album, Fernanda Lira provides the vocals and bass guitar, Prika Amaral rips it up on the guitar with Pitchu Ferraz battering the drums. True to its Thrash roots, the production of Agony will pull your face off and kick you in the stomach. The production is heavy on the drums and bass creating a deep sound that will have your sub-woofers bouncing, whilst the guitars pierce through the mix with solo’s from Amaral that nod towards Kerry King of Slayer fame or Mille Petrozza from Kreator. Lira’s vocals prowl across each song with themes that show Nervosa’s view about society and the world with a possible view on how Nervosa view their home countries interior politics. Agony does not stray from what you expect, from the blistering opening track Arrogance through to the closing track Devastation. The seventh track on Agony, Hostages was chosen to be the single and it is a piledriver of a song, an excellent social commentary on what seems to be the privatisation of healthcare in Brazil. However, this can be applied worldwide and is a fantastic sardonic view of the world with a chorus that is easy to remember and catchy. For Thrash fans, Agony will be remarkably familiar with Nervosa alluding to their inspirations quite often and it is easy to pick out parts of their songs which sound like their idols, for example Guerra Santa, an excellent song sung in Portuguese, has all the hallmarks of Sodom whilst Theory of Conspiracy wouldn’t be out of place on Reign in Blood, a high accolde indeed. Lira’s bass has a meaty tone which shines brightly on the track Cyberwar, but it is the songs Hypocrisy, Arrogance, Failed System, Hostages and the fantastic Intolerance Means War. The latter is an angry open letter to those who lack respect to their fellow humans, with a chorus that packs firepower matched arm for arm by the rest of Nervosa. Nervosa have delviered an outstanding album and Agony is an exceptional follow up to Victim of Yourself. If you have been lucky enough to catch Nervosa live, then you’ll know that this is what they do, this is their life, they live and breathe Thrash Metal. In a year where the old Thrash Metal guard have released some decent albums, Nervosa show that they can easily keep up with those that inspired them, whilst striking out on their own and making an album that not only keeps up with the masters, but come the end of the year, may even surpass them. 8/10 Adam Hostages (Nervosa)
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