What goes around certainly does come around, and never was that more so than in the case with the resurgent Thrash Metal movement. The Thrash boom of the late 1980's looked dead and buried a long time ago, and with the exception of one or two survivors the genre looked like nothing more than a foot note in the annals of the long and illustrious history of Metal.

Two decades on however and not only have many of the greats from 'back in the day' reformed, but many have also found a new audience. An audience in some cases not old enough to remember the release of "Bonded By Blood", "Hell Awaits" or "Kill 'Em All". But from this pool of youth has arisen a crop of the next generation acts keen to emulate those that have gone before them, of which the UK's leading light is most certainly Huddersfield's own Evile.

This much anticipated debut release comes off the back of two successful demos, a reputation based on their live performances and rock sold material. Production comes form the legendary Metallica producer and engineer Flemming Rasmussen, but the Metallica connection doesn't stop there. Opening tracks "Enter The Grave" and "Thrasher" have a Metallica "Master Of Puppets" era stamp all over them, from the larger than life riffs to perfectly crisp drumming, this material is pure 1986. Evile are by no means a glorified cover band but rather looking to pay homage to, and not plagiarize the genre. A subtle but important distinction.

"Enter The Grave" benefits from repeated plays, as with each listen the subtleties really begin to shine through and the craft behind such material can then be fully appreciated. This is Thrash Metal in it's purest form and no mistake, but one dimensional it is not and to label it so would be an injustice of monumental proportions. Along with the to many to name Thrash influences Evile call upon, the band have a distinct Death Metal undercurrent running through their core, with Ole Drake having as much Chuck Schuldiner about his guitar playing as Kirk Hammett; a potent combination by anyone's standards. From the Exodus flavoured "First Blood" to the Sepultura influenced "Schizophrenia", "Enter The Grave" is sure to be one of the gems of 2007, and for all fans of Thrash, old and new, believe the hype as for once this isn't just PR bullshit.