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\nBritish thrash veterans XENTRIX come back swinging on \u201cAllied with the Enemy\u201d, a record that sounds sharpened rather than softened by age. The riffs bite, the drums land like demolition charges, and the whole album carries that cold, disciplined UK thrash attack the band built its name on.<\/p>\n
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Recorded from late 2025 into 2026 at Backstage Studios in England and Echo Base Studio, the album once again puts Andy Sneap behind the desk. His production gives the material exactly what it needs: weight without mud, precision without sterility, and enough room for every riff to cut clean through the mix.<\/p>\n
Musically, XENTRIX are not trying to cosplay 1989. \u201cRip Saw\u201d, \u201cKiller Unknown\u201d and \u201cNil by Mouth\u201d carry the aggression and tight riffing of classic thrash, but the songwriting is darker, heavier and more deliberate. There are flashes of melody and atmosphere too, especially in \u201cThe Dark Eternal\u201d, yet the album never loses its teeth.<\/p>\n
The title track is a compact neck-snapper, while \u201cOn Burned Remains\u201d and \u201cDoomsday Hook\u201d lean into a more oppressive groove. \u201cWhere the Madness Lies\u201d is the shortest attack on the record, almost like a knife flash between the longer songs, before \u201cSnake in Waiting\u201d and \u201cNo Bridges Left to Burn\u201d drag things back into heavier terrain.<\/p>\n
Lyrically, \u201cAllied with the Enemy\u201d circles disinformation, herd mentality, collapse and self-deception. That gives the album a suitably bitter edge: this is thrash with something to say, not just a collection of riffs looking for a circle pit.<\/p>\n
The CD edition adds \u201cWe Drink the Same Poison\u201d as an eleventh bonus track, extending the running time to 50:34. The standard vinyl configuration carries the core ten-song album.<\/p>\n
Country: UK
\nLabel: Listenable Records
\nGenre: Thrash Metal
\nRelease date: October 30, 2026
\nFormat: CD \/ Vinyl \/ Cassette \/ Digital
\nCD total time: 50:34<\/p>\n
Tracklist:
\n01 \u2013 Rip Saw (06:08)
\n02 \u2013 Allied with the Enemy (03:16)
\n03 \u2013 Killer Unknown (04:44)
\n04 \u2013 On Burned Remains (05:19)
\n05 \u2013 Nil by Mouth (04:13)
\n06 \u2013 Doomsday Hook (03:44)
\n07 \u2013 The Dark Eternal (06:08)
\n08 \u2013 Where the Madness Lies (02:30)
\n09 \u2013 Snake in Waiting (04:43)
\n10 \u2013 No Bridges Left to Burn (04:56)
\n11 \u2013 We Drink the Same Poison (04:53) [CD Bonus Track]<\/p>\n
Jay Walsh \u2013 Vocals, Guitars
\nKristian Havard \u2013 Lead Guitars
\nChris Shires \u2013 Bass
\nDennis Gasser \u2013 Drums<\/p>\n
Produced by Andy Sneap
\nArtwork by Dan Goldsworthy<\/p>\n
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\nBritish thrash veterans XENTRIX come back swinging on \u201cAllied with the Enemy\u201d, a record that sounds sharpened rather than softened by age. The riffs bite, the drums land like demolition charges, and the whole album carries that cold, disciplined UK thrash attack the band built its name on.<\/p>\n