Review by Alex on March 29, 2020.

Coming from the land that adorns metal and thrash metal at that in which they sit unchallenged on the throne, Brazil has produced yet another jewel to behold. This time coming from a band under the name Thrashera with their 3rd full length album since being formed in 2010, Não Gosto! You'd think they'd be a lot more said about Thrashera given they've been around for nearly a decade, but unfortunately no, I guess you know what's to blame for that. Anyway, Não Gosto! is fun, violent, underground thrash metal. It moves fast, is catchy, and has a real 80s offensive feel about it. Not a lot of guitar solos but when used they tear ass, and the leads along with the choruses, I promise, you won’t get out of your head. Good old school thrash metal coming from a place notorious for quality thrashing bands and tunes. A high recommendation for any thrash metal fanatic.

I had to run back to their 2014 debut, For All Drunks 'n' Bitches after headbanging to every second on Não Gosto!, I found that the music did have its highlighting moments but just like their follow-up album Morte Webbanger that again showed competency in crafting catchy thrash metal tunes, was poorly mixed and mastered causing the material to appear thin and ineffective. However, this move to Helldprod Records helped massively to give the music the punch it deserves. Now we get a Thrashera that not only has written their best full length but has the backing of a professional production to give Não Gosto! the punch it deserves.

Translated to 'I Dont Like it!', Não Gosto! uncorks a bottle of over-pouring ill-will with 'Maré 669' that swings with drunken determination and fury, offering a taste of the menacing hooks to come down the order. Mostly adopting a similar pacing as opener 'Maré 669', songs down the order don't stray from the set formula but keep the guitars at work in the lead department with the watchful inclusion of effective solos on 'Rei dos Excessos' and 'Sangue ao Metal' for example, to heighten the album's compositional variety and aid the songs overall structure; not for the sake of, rather as companions and necessary extensions of the rhythms' framework.

With the A side living up to the hype of the cover through its destructive arms squashing all weak shit out there, the B side however takes the crown. Hitting and not giving you a chance to catch a breath with slick licks on 'Trapped in the 80s (Hard Version)', the speed-metal bordering 'Metal!' and my favorite track off Não Gosto!, 'Correntes não prendem serpentes', all of which do an amazing job of almost crushing the A side. The gruff vocals, sassy-riffing and stamina-building drumming, all seem lifted in terms of effect on the B side, the curtain call to an exceptional record.

Não Gosto! makes a bald-headed guy wish he had long hair, can't recommend this one enough; "Trapped in the 80s" for 35 minutes, Eu Gosto!

Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Review by Death8699 on September 23, 2018.

Brutal Swedish death metal in the vein of Entombed, though this one has a little more insane vocals. The guitars are heavy and the atmosphere totally grim, dark, depressing. This is one of their heavier releases. The old school Entrails reflected solely that of Entombed, almost a replica. But now it seems like they're venturing away from their roots and coming into their own. World Inferno is a combination of growling/screaming, insane guitars, pounding drums and furious tempos. The production quality on this is quite good. I think it does the band justice in that department, more so than past releases.

The music on this release is probably the highlight of the album. There are just so many fluctuations in the guitar riffs but the Swedish vibe is stil there. I think that they really did a good job in all areas. A fluctuation between vocal styles but the death metal never ceases to amaze me. I'm surprised not many people have found this band. I found them by accident. But I feel that I was bound to anyway. So yeah, the production quality, music, vocals, mixing and pure Swedish death metal was all superb. This is one of those albums you just can't get sick of. I say that because I've been listening to it for some weeks now and I'm still playing it.

I think the main difference as to their last few releases is that they've shied away from the total duplicate of Entombed and now are on the path of their own sound. Sure the guitars are still similar that's just the maybe (if they recorded there) Gothenburg type of recording. But they play death metal, not melodic death. Their music on World Inferno can't be compromised. I have nothing but good things to say about this release. Every track is good and dark. The atmosphere again is purely evil and the vocals enhance that sense of vibe. I would say that owning the physical CD now is showing the band that I have respect for them and what they do.

If you're still unsure about whether or not to check this out or not, I would say to go on Spotify and download it. You might be amazed right away because these guys are passionate at what they do. All the tracks on here are good so I can't single out any one that I like over the other. Or you can check YouTube for songs or maybe even the album is on there now. Nevertheless, the band has that certain likeness about them which draws you into their core of death metal. Their best one to date in my opinion. They just keep getting better and better whereas some bands regress. That's all I can say about that. Get this one immediately!

Rating: 9.5 out of 10

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