Forever Abomination

With a little help from Grammy-winning producer Matt Hyde, this Ohio blackened thrash group's latest album is the rare example of a big-name producer actually helping a metal band progress.

Continuing to make metal that is the product of its collective influences in a way that is somehow unique and vibrant, Ohio's proud heavy metal flag-wavers SKELETONWITCH have sharpened its songwriting to a fine point on "Forever Abomination". Still resolutely thrash-fueled, traditionally rooted, and...