I have to say this album is what brought me back into trash/death-metal! I seriusly pump this stuff each and everyday and has been doing ever since I got the album! It's awesome to have in the car and listen too when I'm out driving in the summer! Recommend times ten!

In which nonchalance receives a nibbling... TME, it doesn't exactly grab you by the bollocks, does it? Oh well, we'll just have to go by the music then. First impressions are that “Worlds Collide” is a business-like barrage of decades spanning Thrash Metal benefiting from 10cc of Death Metal injected directly into the vein. The more I listen to this though, the more I find I have to wedge my feet under the computer desk to stop those toes a' tapping. This Thrash is kept on the right side of a ton o' bricks, nearly every riff is wearing concrete sox and where that isn't the case you are subjected to spirals of swarf still hot to the touch from where they have been drilled straight from the steel. In keeping with the sense of mass, these tracks fluctuate from a stomping mid pace to locomotive charge, it never gets to hyperspeed but doesn't have to, content as it is to keep on piledrivin' it's mission statement straight into your skull. Where “Worlds Collide” really scores is on tracks like “Away From Decay” which menaces with jiggerpick riffing shaking the foundations enough to allow the wrecking ball slower sections to bring about building collapse with ease, add in a suitably pumped up Hard Rock evoking solo and the destruction is complete. It has to be said that the main instrument to knock you from your indifference is the drums, perfectly balanced to prevent being overwhelming, nonetheless when that bass drum gets a kicking you will find your feet tapping in concert and when the rest of the kit is subjected to the same punishment, well then you're fucked. If there are any concerns with this album, they revolve around the fact you could be forgiven for wanting a track to leap out and rip your face off. “Worlds Collide” has a more insidious effect on you, it is only when you notice the sharks circling you that you realise that you have been carried away from safe waters on to the menu. You could also argue that these tracks are repetitive, however that may well prove to be more of what you fancy rather than the bringing on of tedium. Personally there is more than enough change in dynamics and nostalgia inducing solos to keep my fingers away from the skip button. TME do know when their job is done, none of these tracks could be described as lengthy and so they smell as fresh at the end as they do at the beginning, the rather excellent “Flesh and Blood” doesn't even form a skin over it let alone a crust. It is the best example of all the positives crammed into one track, groove alternates with slash, one of those solos, rib poking bass lines and the gruff vocals maketh the song. There are a couple of tracks on the bands myspace page that give a good example of what to expect with the album, though I would add in one of the tracks I have mentioned above to adequately demonstrate what's on offer. This is a rock solid album, it leaves its mark but maybe not deep enough in some respects. It is a grower, it has gone from an average listen to a tanker for me with repeated listens. So with nonchalance being eaten away at, do I now have any grounds for complaint? No chance. 7.5/10

Fledgling Washington State thrash label Aphotic Records has opened its doors with a reliable, meat and potatoes effort from Sweden's TME called "Worlds Collide". The thrash/death metal act (more on the thrash side) is a sure bet to appeal to fans of a bashing Swedish style with roots in the old school and just enough modern sensibility to go with the band's straight-ahead approach. That the act sounds like a veteran unit is not surprising considering that it includes members that have been around the block a few times, namely guitarist Mattias Marklund (VINTERSORG), drummer Benny Hagglund (FISSION, VINTERSORG), and bassist Johan Lindgren (VINTERSORG). The sound of "Worlds Collide" is tough and taught. The crisp guitars and drums, as well as the sharp and aggressive vocals of guitarist Andreas Stenlund, sound great. Rather, than a ho-hum exercise that ends up killing the attention span halfway through, the 10 songs here are to the point and in your face. There really is not much time to get bored with it. The whole affair moves along at a brisk pace with super crunchy riffs, intermittent blasts, and a whole lot of up-tempo and choppy rhythms. "Away from Decay" is probably the most apt example of TME's battering ram approach, led by strong licks, a bit of Kirk Hammett style soloing, and a catchy, fist-pumping refrain. Much of the rest hits in a similarly satisfying manner, album opener "The Worlds Collide" and "Mankinds Last Cleansing", the latter breaking into a vaguely folk-like rhythm at one point to grand effect, are two good examples. "Worlds Collide" is meant for the unassuming fan of no-nonsense Swedish thrash/death that while not destined to set the world on fire gets the job done with results that are easily better than average. Those folks looking for a quick fix that is unlikely to disappoint are advised to check it out. 7/10

TME sind im Prinzip VINTERSORG ohne Vintersorg (Andreas Hedlund). Um sich aber beim Sänger nicht tu weit zu entfernen hat man sich Andreas Stenlund ans Mikro geholt. Das Debüt der Schweden ist auch gleichzeitig die erste Veröffentlichung des neuen US-Labels Aphotic Records. Musikalisch ist aber dann doch so einiges anders, denn Folk sucht man hier vergeblich, hier gibt es nur Death und/oder Thrash zu hören. Der Fronter nutzt dann auch passend zur Musik die brutale Seite seiner Stimme, die dann durch das ebenso brutal agierende Trio an den Instrumenten hervorgehoben wird. Musikalisch möchte hier gar nicht mal so sehr ins Detail gehen, denn sonderlich neu ist die Art Sound hier auf ''Worlds Collide'' nun wirklich nicht. Es wird Thrash Metal der skandinavischen Variante geboten, der sehr viele Todesparts vorweisen kann und auch die übliche Idee aus dem Dung von schwedischen Pandabären noch was zu verwerten ist so neu nicht. Wenn es ein Song schafft sich ein wenig hervorzuheben, dann das an GOD DETHRONED erinnernde ''Piece By Piece'' (und schon haben wir wieder die Eigenständigkeit). Wenigstens der Sound auf der Scheibe schafft es für klare Verhältnisse zu sorgen. Ausreichend Druck ist vorhanden und auch die Abgrenzung zwischen den einzelnen Instrumenten ist gewährleistet. TME bringen ein für Debüt Verhältnisse anständiges Album auf den Markt, das aber in der Masse der Veröffentlichungen kaum eine reelle Chance auf Erfolg haben wird, wo nicht zuletzt der Einheitsbrei der Musik dran schuld ist. Sicher, schlecht ist das Material auch nicht, man kann es gut hören wenn es läuft und es ist auch nicht schwer für den Augenblick gefallen daran zu finden, aber Geld ausgeben dafür? Das muss nicht zwingend sein,