UK thrashers, Onslaught, are celebrating 40 years of their iconic debut, Power From Hell, with the new two disc album, Origins Of Aggression. It is due out on May 23, 2025 through their new label home, Reigning Phoenix Music records. Disc 1 features a selection of ten re-recorded tracks from Onslaught’s early days [1982-1989], while disc 2 presents cover versions of punk and metal songs from the Dead Kennedys, The Exploited, Discharge, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and more. From the second disc, the band have shared a cover of Motörhead’s “Iron Fist,” along with a new video. Watch it below and find out more.
Stream “Iron Fist” here: https://onslaught.rpm.link/ironfistPR
Pre-order Origins Of Aggression here: https://onslaught.rpm.link/originsPR
“What true metalhead doesn’t love Motörhead? And we weren’t any different. In the early beginnings, I was still very much a novice on guitar and it was Lemmy, Phil, and Eddie that really drove our band in the metal direction from our hardcore punk roots. Myself, I actually learnt the whole Live At Hammersmith album – including all the solos – and it greatly improved my personal playing and knowledge of the guitar, it was a real learning curve for Onslaught and we would always jam the tracks at rehearsal and even sometimes live. So, the reason we chose ‘Iron Fist,’ apart from it being one of their heaviest, most aggressive songs, is that we got to tour with Motörhead on the Orgasmatron tour in Europe 1987. We arrived at the Zurich venue, the first show for us, just as Motörhead were about to start soundcheck. Lemmy struts out on the stage, stamps his foot four times and they crash into ‘Iron Fist’… WTAF… It blew us all clean away… I’d never witnessed anything like it and that moment will never be forgotten and changed our lives as a band,” remembers founding member Nige Rockett (guitars).
Origins Of Aggression can be pre-ordered [formats: 2CD-digipak, coloured vinyl, digital] or pre-saved on your favourite digital service provider (DSP) worldwide.
Origins Of Aggression tracklisting:
Disc 1
01 Thermonuclear Devastation Of The
02 Black Horse Of Famine
03 Angels Of Death
04 Power From Hell
05 Metal Forces
06 Let There Be Death
07 Fight With The Beast
08 Thrash Till The Death
09 In Search Of Sanity
10 Shellshock
Disc 2
01 Iron Fist [by Motörhead]
02 Holiday In Cambodia [by Dead Kennedys]
03 A Look At Tomorrow [by Discharge]
04 U.K. 82 [by The Exploited]
05 Freewheel Burning [by Judas Priest]
06 Wardance [by Killing Joke]
07 Give Me Fire [by GBH]
08 State Violence State Control [by Discharge]
09 Holidays In The Sun [by Sex Pistols]
10 Emotional Blackmail [by UK Subs]
11 War Pigs [by Black Sabbath]
12 Drunk With Power [by Discharge]
Onslaught live:
April
19 PT Odemira – Mira Fest
w/ Toranaga, Luxera
24 UK Aberdeen – Krakatoa
25 UK Edinburgh – The Mash House
26 UK Glasgow – Audio
w/ Cryptosis
May
29 DE Oldenburg – MTS Records
30 DE Wittstock – Metal Power Open Air *
31 DE Essen – Turock
June
01 BE Diest – Hell
03 FR Dijon – La Vapeur
04 IT Paderno Dugnano (MI) – Slaughter Club
05 IT Bologna – Alchemica Music Club
06 AT Vienna – Escape Metalcorner
07 DE Hauptmannsgrün – Chronical Moshers Open Air *
08 AT Salzburg – Rockhouse
10 DE Stuttgart – Schwarzer Keiler
11 DE Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
12 DE Leipzig – Hellraiser
13 PL Byczyna – Black Silesia Open Air Festival *
14 DE Selb – Rockclub Nordbayern
* w/o CRYPTOSIS
July
26 IT Bolotana – Rock and Bol Metal Fest
August
23 FR Champtoceaux – Barbeuk Metal Fest
29 GR Rethymno – Rethymno Rocks
November
08/09 UK Manchester – Damnation Festival
14 AU Perth – Rosemount Hotel
15 AU Adelaide – Lion Arts Factory
19 AU Canberra – The Baso
20 AU Sydney – The Underground
21 AU Brisbane – Soapbox Brewery
22 AU Melbourne – Corner Hotel
Info & Tickets: https://www.powerfromhell.com/site/live
Onslaught’s contribution to the thrash metal genre cannot be overstated: from their debut album Power From Hell [1985], which is being honoured with their new release, to their celebrated performances across the globe, they remain an untouchable force in the world of heavy metal. With over 40 years of history, the quintet have steadily continued to evolve, delivering relentless riffs and neck-breaking anthems, and cementing their place as pioneers of the British thrash scene.
Onslaught are:
David Garnett – Vocals, guitars
Nige Rockett – Guitars
Wayne Dorman – Guitars
Jeff Williams – Bass
James Perry – Drums
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https://youtube.com/@onslaughtofficial
https://open.spotify.com/artist/71lhIVHJ24x9hEcwFSWuOf
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/onslaught/120301852
https://reigningphoenixmusic.com/artists/onslaught