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  1. W.M.D. – Against All Warnings Review By Grin Reaper

    Since opining on thrash metal’s 2026 resurgence in Nukem’s The Grave Remains review, a steady stream of thrash clans have continued to trickle into the promo sump. Next up is Vancouver power trio W.M.D.,1 short for When Minds Develop. Formed in 2015, W.M.D. unleashed debut Lethal Revenge in 2018 before losing all but one of their founding members—guitarist and vocalist Skyler Mills. After recruiting bassist Jon Power and drummer Ryan Idris in 2023, this wrecking crew set to write and record their sophomore opus Against All Warnings. Eight years is a long time between albums, and turning over nearly the entire band can radically shift its dynamics. Has W.M.D. cleared these hurdles and incubated weapons of thrash destruction, or do they deliver a new album Against All Warnings?

    W.M.D. plays thrash the way the old school intended—breakneck and direct. Against All Warnings mostly reminds me of East Coast acts, specifically Overkill and Anthrax, due to the in-your-face attitude, low-frills precision, and spirited bass spunk. Although these benchmarks are most immediate, subtler influences surface by way of Megadethian technicality and razor-sharp riffing à la classic Exodus. I’d also be remiss not to mention Hyperia, which currently features Mills and Power while hosting Idris as their live drummer. Regardless, W.M.D. absorbs the thrash that came before and forges it into a sound all their own—and it rips.

    Taking crossover’s blistering speeds and supercharging them with riveting performances, Against All Warnings rams oodles of riffs, grooves, and rolls into forty engrossing minutes. I’m a sucker for bass presence, and W.M.D. packs enough beef to induce a weeklong case of the meat sweats. Jon Power discharges his burly low-end throughout Against All Warnings, bouncing and clanging with the vim and vigor of Verni or DiGiorgio (“Kleptomania,” “The Thin Red Line”). Idris rounds out the rhythm section, nimbly whipsawing across the kit as he maneuvers through full-throttle barrages (“Against All Warnings,” “Painful Vengeance”), half-time chugs (“The Thin Red Line,” “Already Dead”), and herky-jerky stutter stops (“Post Human Predator”). Mills takes on the rest, laying down barbed hooks (“The Black Expanse”) and snotty vocals that recall Lich King and Havok. As the cherry on top, guests Casey Trask (“Post Human Predator,” “Painful Vengeance”) and Kai Sakaguchi (“Against All Warnings”) contribute scorching solos, ensuring there’s never a dearth of pyrotechnics. In all, there’s no weak link in the chain, and Against All Warnings bristles with thrashy vitality.

    Nearly as impressive as W.M.D.’s onslaught is their elusion of critical flaws. Against All Warnings sidesteps major pitfalls as W.M.D. navigates the treacherous channels of thrash, dancing along the knife’s edge between the genre’s primary criticisms: unoriginal and retreaded compositions and unserious stylings. Rather, the trio plays infectiously vibrant metal with utter conviction, and I’m here for every second of it. This doesn’t mean the album is perfect, however, and some fine-tuning would elevate Against All Warnings even higher. First, penultimate track “Already Dead” lingers at the end, which would be more palatable if it were the finale. Instead, after a slightly prolonged fade of thunder, we’re given “Painful Vengeance.” Switching the order of these tracks or pushing “Painful Vengeance” even earlier would work better. Also, while the production is warm and organic, the album plays a little too quietly. It’s not an issue if I’m only listening to Against All Warnings, but its songs are noticeably muted when thrown into a playlist with other material. Still, these complaints prove minor quibbles compared to the indisputable boom W.M.D. unleashes.

    Thrash detractors may not be convinced by Against All Warnings, but they should be. It’s impossible to deny the energy and conviction coursing through W.M.D.’s balls-out blitz, where relentless speeds, head-banging hooks, and rousing choruses embody W.M.D.’s full-tilt bonanza. Against All Warnings ensconces itself as the best thrash album I’ve heard so far in 2026,2 and sets a high bar for the rest of the year. Somebody ought to sign these Canucks, because they’re peddling a potent brew that’s guaranteed to please, Warnings be damned.

    Rating: Great
    DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
    Label: Self-Release
    Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
    Releases Worldwide: June 5th, 2026

    #2026 #40 #AgainstAllWarnings #Anthrax #CanadianMetal #CrypticShift #Exodus #Havok #Hyperia #Jun26 #LichKing #Megadeth #Nukem #Overkill #Review #Reviews #SelfRelease #SelfReleases #ThrashMetal #WMD #WhenMindsDecay
  2. W.M.D. – Against All Warnings Review By Grin Reaper

    Since opining on thrash metal’s 2026 resurgence in Nukem’s The Grave Remains review, a steady stream of thrash clans have continued to trickle into the promo sump. Next up is Vancouver power trio W.M.D.,1 short for When Minds Develop. Formed in 2015, W.M.D. unleashed debut Lethal Revenge in 2018 before losing all but one of their founding members—guitarist and vocalist Skyler Mills. After recruiting bassist Jon Power and drummer Ryan Idris in 2023, this wrecking crew set to write and record their sophomore opus Against All Warnings. Eight years is a long time between albums, and turning over nearly the entire band can radically shift its dynamics. Has W.M.D. cleared these hurdles and incubated weapons of thrash destruction, or do they deliver a new album Against All Warnings?

    W.M.D. plays thrash the way the old school intended—breakneck and direct. Against All Warnings mostly reminds me of East Coast acts, specifically Overkill and Anthrax, due to the in-your-face attitude, low-frills precision, and spirited bass spunk. Although these benchmarks are most immediate, subtler influences surface by way of Megadethian technicality and razor-sharp riffing à la classic Exodus. I’d also be remiss not to mention Hyperia, which currently features Mills and Power while hosting Idris as their live drummer. Regardless, W.M.D. absorbs the thrash that came before and forges it into a sound all their own—and it rips.

    Taking crossover’s blistering speeds and supercharging them with riveting performances, Against All Warnings rams oodles of riffs, grooves, and rolls into forty engrossing minutes. I’m a sucker for bass presence, and W.M.D. packs enough beef to induce a weeklong case of the meat sweats. Jon Power discharges his burly low-end throughout Against All Warnings, bouncing and clanging with the vim and vigor of Verni or DiGiorgio (“Kleptomania,” “The Thin Red Line”). Idris rounds out the rhythm section, nimbly whipsawing across the kit as he maneuvers through full-throttle barrages (“Against All Warnings,” “Painful Vengeance”), half-time chugs (“The Thin Red Line,” “Already Dead”), and herky-jerky stutter stops (“Post Human Predator”). Mills takes on the rest, laying down barbed hooks (“The Black Expanse”) and snotty vocals that recall Lich King and Havok. As the cherry on top, guests Casey Trask (“Post Human Predator,” “Painful Vengeance”) and Kai Sakaguchi (“Against All Warnings”) contribute scorching solos, ensuring there’s never a dearth of pyrotechnics. In all, there’s no weak link in the chain, and Against All Warnings bristles with thrashy vitality.

    Nearly as impressive as W.M.D.’s onslaught is their elusion of critical flaws. Against All Warnings sidesteps major pitfalls as W.M.D. navigates the treacherous channels of thrash, dancing along the knife’s edge between the genre’s primary criticisms: unoriginal and retreaded compositions and unserious stylings. Rather, the trio plays infectiously vibrant metal with utter conviction, and I’m here for every second of it. This doesn’t mean the album is perfect, however, and some fine-tuning would elevate Against All Warnings even higher. First, penultimate track “Already Dead” lingers at the end, which would be more palatable if it were the finale. Instead, after a slightly prolonged fade of thunder, we’re given “Painful Vengeance.” Switching the order of these tracks or pushing “Painful Vengeance” even earlier would work better. Also, while the production is warm and organic, the album plays a little too quietly. It’s not an issue if I’m only listening to Against All Warnings, but its songs are noticeably muted when thrown into a playlist with other material. Still, these complaints prove minor quibbles compared to the indisputable boom W.M.D. unleashes.

    Thrash detractors may not be convinced by Against All Warnings, but they should be. It’s impossible to deny the energy and conviction coursing through W.M.D.’s balls-out blitz, where relentless speeds, head-banging hooks, and rousing choruses embody W.M.D.’s full-tilt bonanza. Against All Warnings ensconces itself as the best thrash album I’ve heard so far in 2026,2 and sets a high bar for the rest of the year. Somebody ought to sign these Canucks, because they’re peddling a potent brew that’s guaranteed to please, Warnings be damned.

    Rating: Great
    DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
    Label: Self-Release
    Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
    Releases Worldwide: June 5th, 2026

    #2026 #40 #AgainstAllWarnings #Anthrax #CanadianMetal #CrypticShift #Exodus #Havok #Hyperia #Jun26 #LichKing #Megadeth #Nukem #Overkill #Review #Reviews #SelfRelease #SelfReleases #ThrashMetal #WMD #WhenMindsDecay
  3. As I Sit Listening To The Calling of The Names of The Victims of The 09/11/2001 Attack on #NYC, I Cannot Forget That This Attack Was a Necessary Prerequisite, For The 5MiddleEastWars That Most if Not Every Member of Congress Voted To Start on The Bush/Cheney #WMD _LIE, that They All Profited From Via Their #MilItaryIndustrialEstablishment Investments, & That it was Likely Setup By Them Via Halliburton Foreign Connections or the @CIA!

  4. #Canada ‘punched above its weight’ in #WorldWar2. But when #Nixon wanted #Canadians to fight in #Vietnam , Pierre #Trudeau was a ‘hard no’. In fact, he welcomed #DraftDodgers to Canada! cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.362

    After #September11th , Canadians fought and died alongside #Americans in #Afghanistan. But when George W. Bush asked Jean Crétien to send troops to #Iraq , Crétien smelled the #WMD hoax and was a ‘hard no’.

    #MarkCarney is a ‘hard no’ on the #FelonsCrusade too!
    cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.713

  5. #Canada ‘punched above its weight’ in #WorldWar2. But when #Nixon wanted #Canadians to fight in #Vietnam , Pierre #Trudeau was a ‘hard no’. In fact, he welcomed #DraftDodgers to Canada! cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.362

    After #September11th , Canadians fought and died alongside #Americans in #Afghanistan. But when George W. Bush asked Jean Crétien to send troops to #Iraq , Crétien smelled the #WMD hoax and was a ‘hard no’.

    #MarkCarney is a ‘hard no’ on the #FelonsCrusade too!
    cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.713

  6. In 1964, the US Government tasked three civilian #physics postdocs with designing a #nuclear #weapon from scratch. Thus was born the #NthCountryProject: an experiment to determine just how easily other nations could independently complete their own #ManhattanProject.

    nautil.us/how-three-students-d #WMD #NuclearWar

  7. In 1964, the US Government tasked three civilian #physics postdocs with designing a #nuclear #weapon from scratch. Thus was born the #NthCountryProject: an experiment to determine just how easily other nations could independently complete their own #ManhattanProject.

    nautil.us/how-three-students-d #WMD #NuclearWar

  8. CW: War, Atomic weapons

    ⬆️ @DrJay

    >> With chaos possible in Iran, who will ensure its highly enriched uranium does not fall into the hands of rogue actors?

    #Iran does not have enriched #uranium (in meaningful quantity anyway), and it does not have #atomicbomb either. These are old lies from #Israel and #UnitedStates.

    Remember how #ColinPowell lied for #GeorgeWBush to the #UN by fabricating "evidence" of #WMD in #SaddamHussein's #Iraq?

  9. President Trump, at the lunch before the State of the Union address, is reported to have stated to White House correspondents,

    “Iran wants to make a deal more than I do, but they just won’t say the secret phrase: We won’t build nuclear weapons”.

    Is he fucking real?

    #Iran #NuclearProgram #WarOnIran #tRumpLies #WMD #EpsteinWar #Politics #USpol

  10. President Trump, at the lunch before the State of the Union address, is reported to have stated to White House correspondents,

    “Iran wants to make a deal more than I do, but they just won’t say the secret phrase: We won’t build nuclear weapons”.

    Is he fucking real?

    #Iran #NuclearProgram #WarOnIran #tRumpLies #WMD #EpsteinWar #Politics #USpol

  11. theguardian.com/world/ng-inter. #Stalin refused to believe his own #spies when they told him #Hitler planned to invade #Russia. On the other hand, George W. Bush was only too willing to believe his when they told him it was a "slam dunk" that Saddam Hussein's #Iraq possessed #WMD. Political leaders have a tendency only to listen to #intelligence agencies when they tell them what they want to hear, not when they don't.

  12. theguardian.com/world/ng-inter. #Stalin refused to believe his own #spies when they told him #Hitler planned to invade #Russia. On the other hand, George W. Bush was only too willing to believe his when they told him it was a "slam dunk" that Saddam Hussein's #Iraq possessed #WMD. Political leaders have a tendency only to listen to #intelligence agencies when they tell them what they want to hear, not when they don't.

  13. RKM Media: Trump accused China of secretly conducting nuclear weapons tests to help Iran and North Korea.

    The orange Hitler can't stop making shit up.

    From attacking Iran to saving the people of Iran and the regime change, to building up the moment with lies to go back to the WMD style of propaganda lies like the Iraq invasion.
    #Iran #China #tRump #NorthKorea #WMD #NuclearWeapons #StopTheLies #WarOnIran #EpsteinWar

  14. RKM Media: Trump accused China of secretly conducting nuclear weapons tests to help Iran and North Korea.

    The orange Hitler can't stop making shit up.

    From attacking Iran to saving the people of Iran and the regime change, to building up the moment with lies to go back to the WMD style of propaganda lies like the Iraq invasion.
    #Iran #China #tRump #NorthKorea #WMD #NuclearWeapons #StopTheLies #WarOnIran #EpsteinWar

  15. Bądźmy poważni, to czystka a nie zdrada

    Jeżeli trzeba się pozbyć kogoś wpływowego, to trzeba go oskarżyć o jakieś obrzydliwe zbrodnie, co spowoduje, że jego poplecznicy odwrócą się od niego. Na Zachodzie to pedofilia, ale w tym systemie ta nikogo nie obchodzi, w przeciwieństwie do zdrady tajemnic wrogowi.

    wp.me/p3fv0T-i39 #Chiny #ChRL #zdrada #ALW #USA #armia #wojsko #czystka #tajemnice #WMD #ZhangYouxia #XiJinping #POLECANE

  16. Bądźmy poważni, to czystka a nie zdrada

    Jeżeli trzeba się pozbyć kogoś wpływowego, to trzeba go oskarżyć o jakieś obrzydliwe zbrodnie, co spowoduje, że jego poplecznicy odwrócą się od niego. Na Zachodzie to pedofilia, ale w tym systemie ta nikogo nie obchodzi, w przeciwieństwie do zdrady tajemnic wrogowi.

    wp.me/p3fv0T-i39 #Chiny #ChRL #zdrada #ALW #USA #armia #wojsko #czystka #tajemnice #WMD #ZhangYouxia #XiJinping #POLECANE

  17. I wrote this in November 2017. It's still accurate with respect to everything I said about Iraq.

    "Truth From A Certain Point Of View"
    blog.michael-martinez.com/trut

    #iraq #wmd #journalism

  18. I wrote this in November 2017. It's still accurate with respect to everything I said about Iraq.

    "Truth From A Certain Point Of View"
    blog.michael-martinez.com/trut

    #iraq #wmd #journalism

  19. And ... AGAIN ... people are trotting out the lie that "no weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq".

    YES THEY WERE.

    We collected 5,000 unreported Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in Iraq. They were chemical weapons (which the international treaty that establishes what counts as WMD states includes chemical weapons).

    The warheads were collected and stored in a facility that was seized by ISIS in 2014.

    It's unfortunate that this lie is being repeated by the U.S. News Media almost every day as they talk about the Trump administration's lies.

    The Bush administration made some mistakes but their national intelligence assessment DID accurately project that we would find thousands of chemical warheads AND hundreds of tons of yellowcake uranium in Iraq.

    #america #news #iraq #wmd #weaponsofmassdestruction #journalism

  20. And ... AGAIN ... people are trotting out the lie that "no weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq".

    YES THEY WERE.

    We collected 5,000 unreported Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in Iraq. They were chemical weapons (which the international treaty that establishes what counts as WMD states includes chemical weapons).

    The warheads were collected and stored in a facility that was seized by ISIS in 2014.

    It's unfortunate that this lie is being repeated by the U.S. News Media almost every day as they talk about the Trump administration's lies.

    The Bush administration made some mistakes but their national intelligence assessment DID accurately project that we would find thousands of chemical warheads AND hundreds of tons of yellowcake uranium in Iraq.

    #america #news #iraq #wmd #weaponsofmassdestruction #journalism

  21. RE: social.heise.de/@heiseonline/1

    wtf?! dafür brauchts #KI?!
    das war früher mal teil der spiel mechanik, "spion aussenden" oder so

    KI zerstört einfach jeden spass, jede kognitive leistung - KI macht uns dümmer!
    KI ist ne verdammte #WMD der #USA!

  22. @jakob

    jap, ich bin mittlerweile auch der überzeugung dass #KI eine #WMD ist - die AN602 war ein scheiss dagegen
    ich nutze es zwar auch, aber äusserst sporadisch

    die studien zur auswirkung von übermässiger KI nutzung auf die kognitive leistungsfähigkeit sind echt beangstigend

  23. Support CN’s Middle East Coverage
    consortiumnews.com/2025/12/20/
    Seven-year old Consortium News in 2002 was one of the first outlets to reject the politicized intelligence for the disastrous Iraq invasion, and has run circles around corporate media on Syria and Gaza. But only with your help. Consortium News…
    #Politics #Gaza #History #Intelligence #Iran #Iraq #Israel #Lebanon #Libya #MiddleEast #U.s. #Vips #Wmd #ConsortiumNews #RobertParry

  24. Atomowy "szczur"

    Japonia od lat utrzymuje się w gotowości do zbudowania broni jądrowej w ramach strategii tzw. ostatniej śrubki. Czyli mieć wszystko gotowe, ale nie dokonać ostatniego kroku.

    wp.me/p3fv0T-hVR #Japonia #WMD #atom #BrońAtomowa #bezpieczeństwo #POLECANE