Raider - Trial By Chaos (CD)

Release Date: 04/07/23

The new kings of Canadian Thrash Metal!

The ferocity of thrash, combined with the savagery of death metal, and no shortage of infectious melodic riffs, make RAIDER a force to be reckoned with. RAIDER first popped onto the scene with their 2018 demo, Urge To Kill. Their debut full-length, Guardian of the Fire blasted more eardrums, but what they’ve done now their new album, Trial By Chaos, is the next level of explosiveness. Popular metal site Invisible Oranges wrote, 'This time, the songwriting is sharper, the playing is more confident, and the production is excellent. The result is 39 (more) minutes of thrashy melodeath, with a handful of the hookiest riffs and some of the slickest drumming I’ve heard this year. Many of the lyrics touch on how humanity is destroying itself via technology, like: “Overflowing echo chambers, ad nauseam doom / Drowning in information, gasping for the truth / Deceived, divided, toxically inundated.” Grim but accurate. Look at it this way, though: if we are indeed bringing about our own destruction, at least there’s a kickass soundtrack. Fair trade?' Decibel Magazine add 'The result is an album that punches harder and is poised for pit-stirring success in a live setting. Despite the record’s frothing ferocity, Raider retain their focus on embodying positivity.'