Here's verbatim what they said about Evile and four other bands being Metallica "successors" aside from Trivium:
THE NEXT METALLICA?
MANY FANS SAY TRIVIUM ARE POISED TO BE HETFIELD AND CO.'S SUCCESSORS. HERE ARE FIVE OTHER CONTENDERS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT.
By Jon Wiederhorn
HATCHET
Drawing from the rapid palm-muted riffs, frenetic beats and gang-vocal choruses of old-school thrash, San Fransisco quintet Hatchet have hacked their way into the new Bay Area scene. The band's debut, Awaiting Evil (Metal Blade), is a tasteful blend of Kill 'Em All-era Metallica, Slayer and early Anthrax.
Why they could:
Rhythym guitarist Sterling Bailer anchors the songs with an array of tight, speedy riffs, and lead guitarist Julz Ramos shines wheter he's tapping or sweep picking.
Why they couldn't:
Singer Marcus Kirchen has a convicning scream but lacks range, and while the songs have plenty of dynamics, few are immediately memorable.
EVILE
Former Metallica producer Flemming Rasmussen produced Evile's debut Enter the Grave (Earache), an album flush with staccato minor-key riffs, fleet-fingered leads and roaring vocals that could easily be mistaken for Slayer's Tom Araya. Actually, Slayer is probably the band's main influence, but there's also lots of Eighties Metallica pulsing through its blackened veins.
Why they could:
Guitarists (and brothers) Matt and Ol Drake can shred--perhaps even better than Slayer--and they're skilled at creating tension with rhythyms that build, then explode before sttling into mosh-friendly midsections.
Why they couldn't:
They sound a little too much like their influences.
LAZARUS A.D.
The "Thrash or Die" motto of this Kenosha, Wisconsin, band isn't exactly original, but the way it combines rapid-fire riffage, abrupt rhythym changes and cutting guitar harmonies within barreling double-bass drumming is worthy of praise. Early this year, the group caught the ear of Metal Blade Records, which is about to issue its James Murphy (Death, Testament)-produced debut.
Why they could:
Their playing blazes, yet Lazarus A.D. guitarists Dan Gapen and Alex Lackner are intuitive enough to know when to slow down or insert melodic hooks.
Why they couldn't:
Bassits and vocalist Jeff Paulick's screams sound a bit out of place during the group's more tuneful excursions.
DEKAPITATOR
Metallica songs like "Blackened," "Creeping Death" and most obviously "Whiplash" are the primary building blocks for this bay area band, which started as the side project of two members of the grindcore group Exhumed. Fortunately, Dekapitator don't just ape San Fransisco's finest; they expand upon the foundation with elements of crossover and German thrash.
Why they could:
The musicianship is tight enough to hold the songs together but loose enough to shudder like a runaway locomotive, and the dueling leads of Matt Hellfiend and D. Attacker keep the adrenaline flowing.
Why they couldn't:
They band's debut, The Storm Before the Calm (Relapse), is somewhat lacking in diversity.
ETERNAL DECISION
This blatantly Christian band from Edmond, Oklahoma, plays mostly midpaced thrash that marries the melodic fretowrk of Metallica with the jagged punch of Pantera. Singer and guitarist Cory Boatright sounds so much like Metallica's James Getfiled that some jokesters have posted Eternal Decision songs online claiming they're new Metallica tracks.
Why they could:
Lead axman Tommy Torres is equally skilled at speedy runs and slower, bluesy string bends.
Why they couldn't:
Their lyrics are way peachy, and Boatright isn't always on key--kind of like Hetfield.
