New Jersey’s Paralysis just dropped their third full-length, Spiral of Suffering, and it’s the kind of record that doesn’t ask permission: it kicks the door in. No frills, no posturing, just a 40-minute blitz of thrash riffs with hardcore’s bloody knuckles, like if Arise-era Sepultura and Nightmares in the West-era Power Trip had a back-alley brawl.
"Fragile Flesh", the lead single, is already a live wrecking ball: razor-wire riffs, a groove that swings like a sledgehammer, and vocals that spit more than they sing. It’s the sound of a band who’ve spent a decade touring basements and festivals (Lima Metal Fest, anyone?) and still have something to prove. The rest of the album? More of that same controlled chaos, but with a sharper edge. These guys aren’t reinventing the wheel; they’re just making sure it rolls over you.
What’s refreshing is how Spiral of Suffering avoids the pitfalls of its genre. No forced "brutality", no empty sloganeering: just tight songwriting, social bite (check the lyrics), and a production that lets the riffs breathe while keeping the punch. It’s the work of a band who’ve earned their stripes: from 2017’s Life Sentence to 2023’s Above the Abyss EP, Paralysis have been leveling up without losing their teeth.
So, is this the "most extreme" album of 2025? Nah. But it’s one of the perharp most honest. If you miss when thrash had guts and hardcore had hooks, this’ll scratch that itch. Now go mosh, or at least turn it up loud enough to annoy the neighbors.
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Watch "Fragile Flesh": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMWQWjuHlvc
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