Danish thrash incoming! Today’s song is Turn up the Rage by Artillery. These guys have been thrashing about since 1982. But they also disbanded a few times. I think that happens when you run out of songs. You have to take a break to think up new ways to be metal. And since their reunion in 2007, they’ve been steadily pumping out the thrash. Apparently they shared rehearsal space with Mercyful Fate and Metallica, that’s gotta be a big loud room right there.
The song kicks off with the main riff, no intro needed, just straight up thrash. Their vocalist has been with the band since like 2013, and he’s pretty great, combining a solid growl with soaring vocal parts. The guitar solo halfway through provides a shreddy interlude before getting back to the main riff. There’s even a drum solo toward the end! You don’t hear those too often nowadays. Maybe at a live show, but not just stuffed into a song. It’s nice. The song’s about 4 minutes long, but they make the most of it. And the video ends showing off a beer that might have been for sale! All in all, it’s a pretty killer track. Which makes sense, these guys have been shredding for most of 43 years.
The video combines two things I dig: heavy metal and brewery equipment! There’s also some quick shots of a skeleton in a hoodie. I wonder if he’s the head brewer. He’s probably mad that they’re taking up space when he could be cleaning or something. And that’s turning up his rage. There’s also the guitarist who I thought was doing a lot of deep knee rock squats, but I think he might just be itty bitty.