Description
UK Thrash veterans XENTRIX return with 'Allied With the Enemy,' a ten track barrage that marks their most uncompromising statement to date. Following the critical acclaim of 2022's 'Seven Words', the band push harder, darker and sharper, delivering a record that refuses to pull its punches.
Recorded from late 2025 into 2026 at Backstage Studios, England, the album once again benefits from the elite production of Andy Sneap, whose precision and power elevate the band's heaviest material yet. The striking artwork, created by UK artist Dan Goldsworthy, completes a package set for worldwide release through Listenable Records.
Musically, 'Allied With the Enemy' is XENTRIX at full force -- melodic when it chooses to be, atmospheric when it needs to be, and absolutely crushing when it wants to be. It brings the Metal back into Thrash, kicking out the trash and doubling down on the band's signature bite.
Lyrically, the album cuts with intent. Themes of disinformation, blind popularity, social and personal collapse, and self bias run through the record with clarity and conviction. This is not light listening -- it's music that demands attention and rewards those who want something to think about.
If you crave Thrash with purpose, weight and intelligence, 'Allied With the Enemy' is ready to take your head off.
CROSS ATLANTIC CARNAGE UK tour with NERVOSA
NOV 18 - BRADFORD - NIGHTRAIN
NOV 19 - MANCHESTER - ACADEMY 3
NOV 21 - DUBLIN - OPIUM
NOV 22 - BELFAST - LIMELIGHT 2
NOV 24 - GLASGOW - AUDIO
NOV 25 - NOTTINGHAM RESCUE ROOMS
NOV 26 - CARDIFF CLWB IFOR BACH
NOV 28 - LONDON - DOWNSTAIRS AT THE DOME
NOV 29 - SOUTHAMPTON - THE 1865
DISCOGRAPHY :
Shattered existence (1989)
Ghostbusters (1990)
For Whose Advantage ? (1990)
Dilute to Taste (1991)
The Order of Chaos (1992)
Kin (1992 )
Scourge (1996)
Bury the Pain ( Listenable 2019)
Seven Words (Listenable 2022)
Allied with The Enemy (Listenable 2026)
BAND LINE UP :
Jay Walsh - Vocals/Guitar
Kristian Havard - Guitar
Chris Shires - Bass
Dennis Gasser - Drums
BAND LINKS :
https://www.facebook.com/xentrixmetal
https://www.xentrix.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/xentrix_metal
https://twitter.com/xentrixmetal
