X-Mantra are a four-piece thrash metal band from Kathmandu, Nepal, who formed in 2000. In 2012, they released Pralaya 2012, a disc containing eight songs. X-Mantra is very fortunate to have signed with British label King Slam Records. The signing and subsequent distribution will hopefully greatly increase their international reach and exposure (although in thisX-Mantra are a four-piece thrash metal band from Kathmandu, Nepal, who formed in 2000. In 2012, they released Pralaya 2012, a disc containing eight songs. X-Mantra is very fortunate to have signed with British label King Slam Records. The signing and subsequent distribution will hopefully greatly increase their international reach and exposure (although in this case, well-placed YouTube videos and the Encyclopedia Metallum were a faster, better discovery route). The first thing that's striking about this exotic album is that it's not sung in English (or, if it is, it's unintelligible but has a wonderful, exotic accent). None of the non-numeric song titles are native English words. That seemingly minor difference alone is enough to pique the interest of a jaded "heard it all" type listener. The recording quality is very good: clear, crisp, and free from excess artifacts. Reminiscent of Beneath The Remains era Sepultura, or Death Angel's first record, the music is fairly straight-forward thrash metal. It possesses a retro feel in places, and a progressive, forward-leaning feel in others. The vocalist's "unintelligible to English ears" thrash delivery doesn't diminish the disc one bit. The gruff, abrasive near-scream style that he alternates, sounds much better or more practiced [...]
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