Siegen, Germany's Lykaon have put together a three track demo that will kick your ass. Is that not enough? Okay, I'll go a bit more in depth.
"The Rising", the first release from these German thrashers, is a fantastic combination of raw, fast, and heavy. From the second it starts, it just gets heavier and heavier in aspects of riffage, drum work, and vocals. The song "The Chained" and self-titled song "Lykaon" both stand out as thrash hits. These two tracks are powerful, quick, and amazingly catchy. The record does a great job of maintaining a flow throughout, while presenting a mixture of fast-paced shredding and dark, clean guitar parts, giving it an overall thrash feel. The vocals on the record add to this classic thrash feel, though there are certain times that they overpower the instrumentals. Another thrash-like aspect of this demo is the solo work. The solos are varying and creative, all very unique to the record, though at times the solos do sound like they're getting ahead of themselves, but given that this is simply a demo, both the vocal tracking and the raw solos have the potential to be changed in the future.
The first full length Lykaon album is scheduled to be released in early 2014, but for now you can get their fantastic demo here. Lykaon is also currently #17 on ReverbNation Germany, you can help them move up the charts by listening to their music on ReverbNation.
