Desaster were always one of the nastiest and most unrelenting bands to follow in the Teutonic footsteps of Kreator, Destruction and Sodom. Formed on the banks of the Rhine in the late 80s, they defied the trends of the following decade with brutally blackened albums like A Touch Of Medieval Darkness and Hellfire’s Dominion, before becoming even heavier in the 21st century.
In recent times, Desaster have appeared hellbent on being the most destructive band in thrash. 2016’s The Oath Of An Iron Ritual and 2021’s Churches Without Saints were both as heavy as it gets, with a big-budget, maximalist sound that skilfully mirrored the war-torn, blasphemous chaos of the band’s imagery and lyrics.
