SUBLIND • Vehement velocity
[ Logo by Sublind ]
Action: SUBLIND
Title: Metalmorphosis
Base: Syren • Luxembourg
Style: Thrash Metal
Genre: Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
FFO: Overkill, Exodus, Testament
Type: EP
Format: Digital + Vinyl
Label: Independent
Distro: /
Release: Feb. 14, 2025
PR: https://www.metalmessage.de/PR_SUBLIND_en.php
Bulletpoints:
🔘 Brand new EP from the top-level high-speed Thrashers
🔘 Razor-sharp riffing copulates with insane clubbing drumming
🔘 Unspeakable energy, also fabulously intensely vocalized
https://youtu.be/zjW_nzfz5MY
[ „Metalmorphosis“ • Official Video ]
The band comments on the video:
„The song offers everything you’d expect from a Thrash anthem:
furious speed, relentless aggression and a healthy dose of humor. ‚Metalmorphosis‘ is a wild track that breaks genre boundaries with a wink. The music video for ‚Metalmorphosis‘ shows SUBLIND at their best – with wit, chaos and a good dose of self-irony: it’s about an old man who leads a dreary life and comes to Metal through us as a band. The elderly gentleman undergoes a ‚Metal morphosis‘, so to speak. It reads just as absurd as the video really is!“
When the ear canals glow:
SUBLIND takes back the listeners and fans to the inspiring spirit of the 80s. The approach to THRASH METAL is also recognizable in the – partially – corny lyrics and in the band’s general attitude, as shown on all records they released.
After a huge amount of gigs and smaller tours, SUBLIND dropped the very well received „The Cenosillicaphobic Sessions“ in March 2023, followed in 2025 by the brand-new EP beast "Metalmorphosis"!
[ Artwork by Dan Goldsworthy ]
TRACKS
01. Thrash It!
02. Revolution Execution
03. Metalmorphosis
04. Necromania
05. R.I.P – Reign In Pain
06. Thrashing Delirium
total: 23:11
The title may sound familiar as it is also a song from their 2014 album „Thrashing Delirium“. Contrary to expectations, there will be no new songs on „Metalmorphosis„, but six old ones that have been re-recorded.
The band explains the new artwork:
„The cover of the EP ‚Metalmorphosis‘ was created by Dan Goldsworthy. He is best known in the Metal scene as an artist, and we just love his artworks. The cover shows Goldsworthy at his best: a pub fight with zombies during the night taking place in a Metal pub. All the Thrash clichés are packed in here! The cover is inspired by the artwork of our album ‚Thrashing Delirium‘, which was released in 2014. The upcoming EP contains 6 old and newly recorded songs from that album, now wrapped in a punchy sound with much more brutality. Goldsworthy received the old cover as a reference from us, and we requested a few changes, like depicting the same chaotic scene but without us as a band being featured. He suggested the colors, and we found them interesting since we hadn’t initially considered them. They are just as brilliant and completely new to us, but they fit the style, the sound, and the music perfectly. It’s a real eye-catcher, and Goldsworthy absolutely nailed it! There are also many Easter eggs hidden in the cover, like the old cover as a poster in the corner. Ever had Coroner beer? All in all, we are very excited about his artwork—no one could have done it better. Dan is an incredibly pleasant and professional artist, and it was a joy to work with him. We are happy he is a part of this project.“
Over the years, many songs have evolved with the five-piece and now sound more brutal, faster, and more mature. SUBLIND have often wondered what these songs would sound like today, and so they have been enthusiastically brought back to life!
This new record pays homage to those days and does not only celebrates tracks that still remain integral to their shows, but also includes songs that deserve more attention. So these re-recorded and rearranged „classics“ appear in a new splendour!
[ Pic by Sublind ]
LINE-UP
Luca Tommasi • Vocals
Marc Geiben • Guitars
Ben Wilmes • Guitars
Mehdi Addi • Bass
Kevin Gricius • Drums
FLASHBACK:
Founded in late 2005/early 2006 by four enthusiastic Luxembourgian teenagers, SUBLIND stands strong for honest and furious Thrash Metal in all its intensity and originality. The greatest influences for the unstoppable five-piece around singer Luca are especially Thrash Metal bands from the eighties and nineties.
After many concerts in all these years and a few line-up changes so far, today the band combines fast and thrashy riffs with scratchy growls. Their merciless and sweaty live shows are full of outbreaks of highest energies, in which the quintet intends to include the audience with their clear-cutted choruses and a constant interaction with the fans. A long-standing live experience and tremendous fun with some liters of beer are guaranteed!
SUBLIND has shared all kinds of stages and plays especially in clubs or small Metal festivals in Luxembourg and abroad. So far, they already had the opportunity to share bigger stages with international acts like Exodus, Death Angel, Tankard, Warbringer, Satyricon, Exhorder, Benediction, Gruesome, Crisix, Eyehategod, Desaster, Alestorm, Carach Angren and many local heroes. In Luxembourg, nearly all major events have been played so far, but still the band stays hungry for more!
DISCOGRAPHY
2007 • The Beginning Of The End • EP
2014 • Thrashing Delirium • Full-length
2014 • Bricherhaff Compilation: Metal Made in Luxembourg • Split
2017 • Highspeed Hangover • Single
2023 • For Those About To Riot • Single
2023 • The Cenosillicaphobic Sessions • Full-length
2025 • Metalmorphosis • EP
MEDIA FEEDBACK:
10 / 10
➤ „… a ferociously fierce Thrash Metal onslaught … speed, aggression and menace fuelled … firing on all cylinders … unstoppable in this form …“
(Metal Gods TV)
4,95 / 5
➤ „Such a kick-ass Thrash tune, it blew me away … everything is more aggressive and faster—too bad you can’t see it, but the guitar fretboards are practically smoking. This take captures the energy and raw power with which the band tackled their old tracks …“
(Rock Hard SK)
9,5 / 10
➤ „… intensity … true riff monsters par excellence … release happiness hormones on a large scale … the quintet’s joy of playing quickly settles on the listener’s mind and influences their state in a positive way that can rarely be observed … insane amount of energy … excellent work …“
(Bleeding4Metal)
9,5 / 10
➤ „… at the highest level … one riff storm after the other … know how to convince after the first run-through … the production has it all … voluminous power … a lot of work has been done here … sounds contemporary, with a certain, probably intentional roughness that makes up the sound of Thrash Metal …“
(Hellfire)
4,5 / 5
➤ „… infectious … raw, no-nonsense passion for destructive thrash, as if these guys eat, sleep, and breathe it 24/7 … in this regard, my personal favorite song has got to be the title track ‚Metalmorphosis‘, a savage cut which is not only an all-out neck-snapping Thrash anthem, but also has one of the funniest music videos I have seen in a long time.“
(The Metal Inspector)
9 / 10
➤ „… absolutely wild! … blistering … these revamped versions are an entirely new beast … like the moth turning into a butterfly, but in a thrashy and nasty way … I can’t wait to hear these songs live again. For all the critics out there: take note – this is how you produce 21st-century Thrash.“
(Kaméidi Metal Podcast)
9 / 10
➤ „… the songs are immediately catchy and stick pretty quickly … anyone who can relate to thrash from Lich King, Municipal Waste or Warbringer won’t be able to ignore SUBLIND … without a doubt, the future of European highspeed, hyperclass Thrash Metal belongs to this band …“
(Zephyr’s Odem)
9 / 10
➤ „The six songs are fun from front to back and are just the right thing to blow your head off with awesome underground Thrash. The new recordings were definitely worth it!“
(Powermetal DE)
4 / 5
➤ „… own identity, despite a classic sound … SUBLIND clearly show that they have mastered the genre … album that is both a homage to the classic Thrash sound and a statement of their own identity … with real passion and conviction … solid offering for every Thrash Metal fan …“
(MetalUnderground AT)
4 / 5
➤ „… the six Thrash Metal firebrands are reborn here with an energy increased tenfold by a relentless modern production, a much more raging vocals and, it seems to us, a greatly increased velocity. Thus revitalized, the band’s compositions compete in intensity with the best Thrash productions of the moment …“
(Music In Belgium)
8,6 / 10
➤ „… six overspeed tracks … massive sound and a raging desire to really let it rip!“
(Soil Chronicles)
8,5 / 10
➤ „… perfectly paced for getting circle pits started at larger festivals … Tommasi’s harsh vocals give it the necessary weight … a lethal dose of hatred sent from Luxemburg with love and sounding as fresh as a daisy smells … SUBLIND have done the unthinkable and outdone themselves with this whirlwind …“
(Metal Noise)
7,9 / 10
➤ „… awesome and killer fast riffs, which are coupled with tremolos … has some tasty and ripping grooves, which are included throughout this … extremely fast and is full of ferocity and utter speed … has absolutely face-melting guitar solos in this that are definitely shreddy in nature and they’re pretty much all over this …“
(Drako’s Metal Reviews)
7 / 10
➤ „SUBLIND continue to deliver merciless Thrash Metal energy! The absence of fillers is unquestionable, I listened to the whole EP in one take and then went back to do it again. It is a catchy, raw and filled with Thrash anthems.“
(Musipedia Of Metal)
➤ „… very good … this EP is to be recommended to everyone who likes good Thrash – with the good sound of the 80s, with here and there a few detours to some Speed Metal …“
(Rancor Metalzine)
➤ „There’s nothing than I love more as sick ass riffs with killer tone … hard to decide which song is the best shooter cause they’re all passionate … make ‚Metalmorphosis‘ to your hunk of burning love!“
(The Metal Institute Of Thrashology)
➤ „A must for Thrash fans … even more pressure, aggression and precision … tons of sound that packs the raw essence of the genre into a modern guise … pure neckbreakers … razor-sharp riffs and well thought-out song structures …“
(BlattTurbo)
➤ „‚Metalmorphosis‘ gives me hope. The hope that a Thrash Metal album will not let Thrash metallers cool down not even a little bit. It is a lesson of how to thrash with all the strength and rage possible in this sad and lonely and pathetic little planet.“
(Metal Addicts)
➤ „I promise you that even the naysayers will change their mind immediately, once they hear the first note of these new old songs … these twenty-four minutes are the embodiment of a fresh coat of paint that you never knew you needed … classics in a brilliant new way … an amazing start into 2025 and SUBLIND are here to stay!“
(El Gore)
➤ „Boy, boy … really fun … like a bastard of Kreator, Assassin and possibly Hatesphere … the breaks are like a one, invite you to mosh right away before you can screw your head off again with the next high-speed passage … perfect for fistraising and roaring along … great stuff!“
(Totentanz)
➤ „Solid modern Thrash, with well-felt riffs, incredible energy and a voice perfectly adapted to the style, that’s exactly what I like in this kind of music.“
(Worldmetallum QC)
➤ „… a brutal barrage of fiery Thrash to melt even the most hardened of metallers!“
(Frenzy Fire)
➤ „… really cool old-school Thrash Metal in typical American guise. Bay Area is the magic word! Somewhere between Overkill, Exodus and Testament, this is where the bludgeon is unpacked. Sawing riffs, wild solos, driving drums, aggressive vocals and rousing gang shouts determine the action.“
(Crossfire)
➤ „… great speed … don’t expect the pace to drop at any moment on this EP, if anything expect it to just keep getting faster. The skill work these guys display is incredible and there’s an element of fun in here too. This is what I want from my Thrash Metal.“
(Mean Mister Green Recommends)
➤ „The prize for one of the heaviest Hardcore Thrash boards of the still young year undoubtedly goes to Luxembourg’s whipping boys SUBLIND … chasing uncompromisingly and in a permanent high-speed frenzy through four decades of shredding history … old-school excess …“
(Rock Hard DE)
➤ „… one thing is for sure: what they do, they do very well … fast, catchy and fun, in the style of Overkill and Exodus … a very good, rousing product, with excellent sound … shows a band in great form …“
(The Murder Inn)
etc.
