Album Review: Eradikated - Wiring of Violence
Reviewed by Rich Oliver
“Wiring Of Violence” is the second album from Swedish thrashers Eradikated, The band formed back in 2014 originally called The Generations Army and released their debut “Still Screaming” in 2017. 2021 saw the renaming of the band to Eradikated and the release of a self titled EP which was followed by a Swedish Grammy nominated album “Descendants” in 2023. The band have since supported bands such as The Haunted and played major festivals all across Europe.
It is safe to say that the state of the world and state of society has deteriorated in the three years since “Descendants” and that is very much reflected in the lyrical content of the album with themes that “revolve around struggle and resistance against the dark forces shaping our time, those driving war, famine, growing social inequality, and accelerating climate change”. Elvin Landaeus Czismadia, the frontman, guitarist and main lyricist of the band states “the album throws you straight into the frontlines of war. It attacks growing inequality, greedy oil companies, and wannabe dictators. It challenges us musically, and it challenges you to act”, The album also has the musical chops to go with the lyrical content with this being full on pedal to the metal thrash which rips and rages with unbridled fury from the razor sharp riffing from Elvin and fellow guitarist Ragnar Östberg to the rhythmic battery unleashed by bassist Erland Östberg and drummer Calle Frogner Moberg.
The nine songs that make up the album (plus album intro and outro) are absolute no nonsense thrash from the furious speed attack of ‘British Petroleum’, ‘Mortality’, ‘Tsar’ and ‘Ashes’ There are a couple of songs which slow down the pace somewhat such as ‘Again I Rise’ and the title track but although slower they are no less effective with a riff attack that destroys. There are plenty of catchy hooks throughout the album as well delivered by Elvin’s snarling vocal attack.
“Wiring Of Violence” is very much rooted in old school thrash with a few contemporary influences here and there. It may not be original sounding and falls very much into the thrash metal formula but for die-hard thrashers like myself you don’t need innovation and deviation in thrash metal. You just need attitude, aggression and killer riffs and Eradikated delivery those in spadefuls. From the cutting riffs to the cutting social commentary, “Wiring Of VIolence” is a solid thrasher which will please old schoolers and younger fans alike.
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