Releasing EPs have become very famous with new underground bands due to their lower production costs and easy way of marketing and promoting the record. Thrash Metal, unlike Death in my opinion hasn't really seen any kind of revolutionary EPs being released. In any case, we got Australian Thrashers DERAIGN with their debut EP "Purity In Violence".

With a typical stereotypical Thrash album cover, DERAIGN gives you a fair idea of what to expect, and it does achieve more or less that mark. The EP starts off with a fast paced song "Broken Trust" chugging along with a touch of punk, reminiscent of similar age-old bands mostly from Crossover Thrash genre, though DERAIGN isn't technically crossover. "Shellshocked (PTSD)" keeps the high tempo going, but brings in riffs that were unheard before and along with the fast paced drumbeats, makes the song chaotic. "Pit Of Misery" is one of the intimidating songs due to sheer anthemic powerful effect the song creates. It sure has potential to be the trademark song of the band's live setlist. "All Is Lost" is a song that brings in new and innovative riffs, though not really anything that could get me excited. The EP ends with a 7 min song in the juicily named "Purity In Violence", which starts of excellently in a regular Thrash sound, very similar to the previous songs and still managing to offer something new and heavy, but half way through, the song turns into a total melody and is almost an instrumental from there, which surprisingly impressed me as the boys blast some sharp lead guitar solos besides the melodic guitar work and drum beats, before ending the song in a high tempo, heavy sound.

Clocking just about 25 min, "Purity In Violence" is an excellent EP showcasing what Aussies Thrashers are capable of. While it's not genre defining, as a seasoned Thrash fan, I can vouch for this album being worthy of your time.<