There seems to be a new wave or a rebirth of thrash metal taking place all over the world; maybe not as some old timers remembered the good all genre that gave us Kreator, Destruction, Slayer and many other great and legendary bands, but when you listen to bands like Urkraft, you can really notice how they are reviving the genre, injecting live to a once restricted style.

A mixture of thrash, death, melodic keyboards and guitars all complemented by a nice balance and at some points hardcore sounding vocal work, give The Inhuman Aberration a fun and fast piece of metal. The great thing on this album is the precise chunky guitar riffs that blend with a melodic almost atmospheric keyboard work that provides depth, consistency and catchy melodies.

You should pay special attention to the guitar solos on track 2 “This Great Summer”, they may resemble a little the work of the Amott brothers on Arch Enemy, melodic yet powerful and sharp as a butcher’s knife.

The title track “The Inhuman Aberration” track 4, is perhaps one of the catchiest and most frenetic songs on the album, really a song that blends all their influences into four minutes of aggression and melody.

“Open the Gate” gives Thomas Strømvig Pedersen (vocals) some room to display all of his abilities, combining some deep growls, with a couple of screams and some sections of what may sound like a metal approach on hardcore singing, something like Marco Aro use to do for The Haunted.

On track 7 “Watch Your Own Eyes” you can really hear the thrash /melodic death blend created by this Danish band; frenetic and precise drumming with the perfect company of mellow guitars, all put together thanks to a great intervention from Jeppe Eg on keyboards.

A great second album from Urkraft, it just sounds to me that at times, because of the inclusion of so many melodic parts the aggression of some songs get interrupted, becoming a weird and almost halfcocked piece of rage; still this doesn’t happen very often, and that leaves you with a great modern thrash metal production.