Thrash was inspired by a spontaneous road trip through Scandinavia in the summer of 2024. A visit to a small metal festival near Oslo sparked the idea of making a heavier Would record.
Although the original concept changed quickly, the album kept the energy of that first idea. Combining older songs with newly written material, it eventually became Would's loudest and roughest record to date.
Parts of the album date back to the Hell and High Water years, while others were written during the recording sessions themselves.
Although the original concept changed quickly, the album kept the energy of that first idea. Combining older songs with newly written material, it eventually became Would's loudest and roughest record to date.
Parts of the album date back to the Hell and High Water years, while others were written during the recording sessions themselves.
released October 31, 2025
Music & words written, recorded & produced by Matthias Schwettmann
Drums: Dennis Reher
Additional guitars on The Fool, Spiders and The Buzzard: Hans Frese
Album photography: Thomas Duffé
Album design: Matthias Schwettmann
Mixing & Mastering by Matthias Schwettmann
in Hamburg, Germany
Music & words written, recorded & produced by Matthias Schwettmann
Drums: Dennis Reher
Additional guitars on The Fool, Spiders and The Buzzard: Hans Frese
Album photography: Thomas Duffé
Album design: Matthias Schwettmann
Mixing & Mastering by Matthias Schwettmann
in Hamburg, Germany
"Der Titel des Albums bereitet schon auf den Stoner-Punk-Rock-Sturm vor.
Matthias Schwettmann reiht Einminüter und melodischen Krach aneinander.
Die Chaos-Energie hinter dem atemlos harten ‚Thrash‘ hat überraschend viele
Facetten." – Rolling Stone
"Quasi im Alleingang eingespielt und produziert, bis auf Dennis Reher am
Schlagzeug und Hans Frese mit drei Gitarreneinsätzen, gehen die insgesamt
14 Songs auf ‚Thrash‘ im Sauseschritt durch Stoner, STOOGES und Grunge."
The Waiting
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