Release Date May 22nd, 2026
Format Digital
Genre Groove/Thrash Metal
Origin United States
Chemical Burn started in the California underground in 2001, formed around Mike Garnica and built on groove metal with thrash blood under the skin. The path has not been smooth, with long gaps, lineup changes, and the kind of damage that either kills a band or strips it down to nerve. "Bury Your Demons" arrived in 2005, "Raining Anvils" followed in 2015, and since then the name has been tied to blunt riffs, pit-ready pacing, and a vocal attack rooted more in sweat than studio tricks. The new version of Chemical Burn, with Mark Miller and Kosta Varvatakis in the fold, sounds less like a continuation on autopilot and more like a band dragging itself forward with scorched hands.
"The Fury" comes out through MegaSonic Records, produced by Chemical Burn and Juan Urteaga, with recording, mixing, and mastering handled at Trident Studios. The production is heavy, modern, and very upfront. The guitars don’t hide behind atmosphere, the drums strike with a hard physical snap, and the bass presence gives the songs enough dirt to stay human. There is more vocal range here than the older screaming-first approaches, with melody and harmony worked into the aggression, not placed above it. The single "Doomscroller" points straight at modern rot and digital sickness, which gives the album some current-day blood instead of just rage for rage’s sake.
As a listen, "The Fury" is an 8-level record because it does most of its damage with focus and little wasted motion. The riffs are built for movement, the choruses are mean without begging for radio space, and the drumming adds fresh violence to a band that could have sounded like a tired throwback in weaker hands. A few parts lean too long on the same groove pattern, and some of the vocal layering may divide listeners who want only the old raw bark, yet the album has enough control and anger to justify the comeback talk around it. It is not subtle, and it should not be. Chemical Burn made a heavy, pissed-off groove-thrash record with scars showing and very little fat on the bone.
|8.0
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