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NEMESIS Unleashes New Wave of Thrash Metal With Sophomore Album Eye for an Eye Sunday August 23 2026, 3:18 PM

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NEMESIS Unleashes New Wave of Thrash Metal With Sophomore Album Eye for an Eye

Houston, Texas thrash metal force NEMESIS is set to unleash its highly anticipated sophomore album, Eye for an Eye , in late summer/early fall 2026.

For Fans Of: Megadeth, Slayer, Metallica

Houston, Texas has a long history of producing bands that know how to bring the heat, and NEMESIS is carrying that tradition forward with a vicious brand of thrash metal built on relentless riffs, breakneck tempos, razor-sharp musicianship, and pure pit-ready aggression.

Formed by Nick Broussard, Reagan Burkhardt, Ezra Terry, and Alex Fullerton , NEMESIS draws heavily from the classic 1980s thrash movement, taking inspiration from genre-defining acts including Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Forbidden, and Exodus , while delivering the sound with a modern underground intensity.

The band's sophomore album, Eye for an Eye , follows their 2023 debut, False Reality , which introduced listeners to the band's raw and uncompromising attack through tracks including Aggressor , Slave of Mistakes , State of Pain , and Escape . The album earned attention for channeling the fury of Slayer and the early bite of Metallica while establishing NEMESIS as a force to watch within the American thrash underground.

Now, NEMESIS is coming back harder.

Eye for an Eye features the singles "Hell's Last Kiss," "Governed With Fear," and "Eternally Lost," three unhinged blasts of thrash that showcase a band operating at full power. The album is co-produced by NEMESIS and legendary producer Randy Burns , with Burns handling mixing and mastering. Steve Simpson of Subhuman Recordings provides drum engineering.

Burns' legendary production credits include work with metal heavyweights such as Megadeth and Kreator , making his involvement with Eye for an Eye a particularly fitting collaboration for a band deeply rooted in the classic thrash tradition.

The band's live reputation has become just as formidable as its recorded output. NEMESIS has shared stages with legendary acts including Armored Saint, Metal Church, Fueled By Fire, Eyehategod, Goatwhore, and ACCEPT , winning over both younger metalheads and longtime thrash veterans with dynamic performances that combine old-school nostalgia with a fresh, aggressive edge.

That momentum helped NEMESIS reach the national finals of the Wacken Metal Battle USA Championship , while also earning the distinction of being crowned Texas State Champions .

As JC of JC's Kick Ass Rock Show puts it:

"NEMESIS is truly the NWOT (New Wave of Thrash)."

The band's tightly locked musicianship has also earned praise from Vim Feugo of Metal Music Archives, who described NEMESIS as being "so tight, that when they play, you can't slip a credit card between them."

With Eye for an Eye , NEMESIS is proving that thrash metal isn't a relic of the past. The riffs are still sharp, the tempos are still vicious, and the pit is still waiting.

NEMESIS isn't just a band. It's a thrash uprising.