Chord Progression

Over 15 years making great thrash metal is not an easy thing to do. As the world of music has changed much since the time of trash metal bands being regarded as mainstays in the pop culture music scene, something has to be done for bands to evolve their sound to still be uniquely them, but also fresh to stand out amongst the crowd.We saw Testament successfully do this in 2025 by bringing in more influences from the modern metal world into their sound. And in 2026, another thrash metal band is doing the same.Prika from the Brazilian thrash metal band Nervosa joins the Chord Progression Podcast. As the band is ready to release their 6th album, Slave Machine, on April 3rd, we have a 30 minute chat with Prika about it. Join us as we talk about:- Prika being proud of where Nervosa is in a career spanning 15 years and 6 albums, taking a path she saw worth taking in life through music, even as the economics of the world is working against artists.- How the new album Slave Machine brings a fresh constructive sound ba