Forgery
With These Fists
Battlegod Productions
2014
Oslo, Norway based thrash metal/hardcore band Forgery started out in the early 90s, but took a long break for a decade. In 2002, when drummer Jan Roger Halvorsen and guitarist Ronny Hansen joined the band, they toured and played gigs all around their country for seven years before releasing their debut album entitled “Harbouring Hate” in 2009. Now, it was time for their second attempt; this record is called “With These Fists”.
Forgery are the true mental children of Pantera, Il Nino, Machine Head and (80s-thrash-playing) Metallica. All nine tracks there have a brutal quality filled with aggression and raw power. In other words, one thing I can safely say about “With These Fists” is that it never lets go. This is in a way a double edge sword. On the one hand, if you are a fan of this sort of music, you get your money worth of fast pace drum rhythms, heavy guitar riffs and screaming brutal vocals. On the other hand, though, this does get a little tiring after a point. Think of any great thrash record ever released and you’ll find at least one point where the band slows up and winds down. In a way, “With These Fists” doesn’t give the listener any time to breathe; instead it keeps on hitting him/her without mercy. This makes the album almost impossible to listen to at its entirety in one sitting.
Nevertheless, it’s a pretty good record that any band would kill to have as their second release. It’s more than obvious that these guys have been around for quite some time now and know exactly what they’re doing.
Forgery are the true mental children of Pantera, Il Nino, Machine Head and (80s-thrash-playing) Metallica. All nine tracks there have a brutal quality filled with aggression and raw power. In other words, one thing I can safely say about “With These Fists” is that it never lets go. This is in a way a double edge sword. On the one hand, if you are a fan of this sort of music, you get your money worth of fast pace drum rhythms, heavy guitar riffs and screaming brutal vocals. On the other hand, though, this does get a little tiring after a point. Think of any great thrash record ever released and you’ll find at least one point where the band slows up and winds down. In a way, “With These Fists” doesn’t give the listener any time to breathe; instead it keeps on hitting him/her without mercy. This makes the album almost impossible to listen to at its entirety in one sitting.
Nevertheless, it’s a pretty good record that any band would kill to have as their second release. It’s more than obvious that these guys have been around for quite some time now and know exactly what they’re doing.