Invocation Spells - Descendent the Black Throne (2015)

   When it's about thrash/black metal, Invocation Spells should be definitely among the first names that comes to mind. Not because they would be an old or classic name for the genre. But because simply they're among the few top bands who are able to catch the feeling of the style in the rawest, dirtiest and most vile way.
   The band of course didn't figure out the whole thing by themselves, their music relies on the traditional basics of South American extreme metal, and when it comes to thrash/black, there are simply no better basics for that. What Invocation Spells did the best is mastering their influences and focusing on the core essence of the style. This of course also means a strongly vintage/old school approach, with the inevitable touch of '80s-like sound and spirit. But since lots of bands (mainly from Sweden) have shown up since the late '00s to restore the feeling of the '80s by a very familiar sounding, but in truth never existed direct transition from pioneer bands like Celtic Frost and Venom to black metal, this counts as an alternative (probably a better alternative) for the same endeavours. But while Northern and other European bands involving speed and heavy metal influences, mainly inspired by the British heavy metal scene (and meanwhile others, mainly in Eastern Europe desire to play black metal, but they're simply not enough skilled for that, therefore they ending up as thrash/black), in South America the rawest, more aggressive form persevered and rules still. In total Invocation Spells is strongly recommended for thrash/black fans.