“Battery” is the opening track of Metallica’s classic Master of Puppets. Taking a cue from Ride the Lightning‘s “Fight Fire with Fire,” “Battery” uses the then unusual (in thrash metal) tactic of starting with a slow acoustic opening before the pummeling begins.

Esodic are a Jordanian thrash metal band who have been together for over 20 years. Because of where they are from, they have not released a lot of music over this period, managing only a few singles and EPs. After some lineup changes, they moved to LA and so they are able to make more music now. Continue reading »