Planet Heavymetal Webzine "Killer"
http://www.planetheavymetal.de/beitrag_Die-Hard-%252B-Nihilistic-Vision_5142.html
 
Metal-Mirror 7 / 10
http://www.metal-mirror.de/magazin/mag_index.htm
 
OX Fanzine 8 / 10 
 
Igelmetal Webzine 4 / 5
http://www.igelmetal.de/index.php?id=153&tx_skbookreview_pi1[bookreview]=1446&tx_skbookreview_pi1[backpid]=671&tx_skbookreview_pi1[bookcat]=&tx_skbookreview_pi1[page]=
 
Neckbreaker - Metalzine 7.5 / 10
http://www.neckbreaker.de/CD-Reviews/Die-Hard-Nihilistic-Vision/
 
Metalglory Magazine 7 / 10

http://www.metalglory.de/reviews.php?nr=18993

 

Metal Inside
http://www.metal-inside.de/frame.php?url=http://www.metal-inside.de/reviews.php?underdog=0
 

Spirit of Metal 17 / 20
http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Die_Hard-nom_album-Nihilistic_Vision-l-en.html

 
Sea of Tranquility / 4
Do you remember the huge and lasting impact that the likes of Slayer, Venom, Possessed, Sodom or Exodus created? 
Well Die Hard sure do! If old school, million miles an hour Thrash Metal is your bag, than prepare to be whisked back o 
the days where men dressed as demons, carried bones to make crosses, inverted obviously, and insisted on making 
devil horns from their hands and opening their mouths as wide as possible at every opportunity! 
What is more important is that Die Hard also have good memories when it comes to recreating the sound and impact that 
got the afore mentioned bands noticed in the first place. Marrying the speed of early Slayer and the more slightly more 
considered approach of Exodus, with Venom's organised chaos and you will get a good idea of where Die Hard are coming from. 
Hasse (guitar and vocals), Harry (Bass) and H-Kan (Drums) make an impressively tight assault, with pointed, sharp bursts of 
uncompromising, full on thrash metal of a variety which is most band's book, a thing of the past. What that does for Die Hard, 
is to allow their brand of heads down, mouths agape dugga-dugga-dugga-dah, sound surprisingly fresh and vital. 
Hasse's vocals are from the throat gargling school of Tom Araya, or Tom G Warrior, which for the style of onslaught on show is a perfect blend. 
Musically the trio never let the intensity drop, although they are astute enough to change gear speeds from time to time and keep things interesting. 
Agonia Records have put together a cool little retro package that fits like a nail studded leather wrist band around Die Hard's Bay Area inspired blitzkrieg 
and as a starting point Nihilistic Vision is quite an impressive statement. 
http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=8599


 
Blistering Media 7,5 / 10



http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/17936/tempidx/4/menuid/2

 
Teeth of the Divine

Now we’re talking! Die Hard’s Nihilistic Vision is 
old school thrash metal with a swinging set of elephant balls and a death metal 
attitude. Featuring members of Watain, the style owes as much 
to early Slayer and Venom as it does to 
Exodus or the Bay Area School, and it hits like a pair of brass knuckles to the chops.
In fact, consider an approach that takes Slayer and 
Venom and mixes it with the battering ram attack of 
Wolverine Blues era Entombed and the chainsaw riffing 
of Exodus. The vocals are barked and enunciated in a manner reminiscent of both 
Cronos and L.G. Petrov, giving the entire affair an added layer of steel. There 
are even bits and pieces that vaguely remind of early 
Sepultura, such as on “Bloody War,” one of several cuts that 
are also quite catchy. Psychotic scream vocals on the frantic “Ride the Incubus” 
is a nice change up, as are the lustful sounds of a lass being pained/pleasured 
by a bestial sort. And if you can’t mosh to “Mercenaries of Hell” (one of the 
tracks with a blatant Exodus chainsaw riff) then you’re either 
paralyzed from the waist down or too old to be carrying on that way.
In summary, Nihilistic Vision is a head crushing, smoke-billowing, 
speedy locomotive of a thrash album that comes with some pretty darn memorable 
songwriting. But it is the bad attitude and nasty disposition pouring out 
through the speakers that really sets this one apart from your average thrash 
album. Play it loud; it’s the only way.
http://www.teethofthedivine.com/site/reviews/die-hard-nihilistic-vision/


 



 
Bleeding for metal 7.0 / 10

http://www.bleeding4metal.de/?show=review_de&id=2606
 
Goatsden

 


Sweden's Die Hard 's debut openly recognizes it's inspirations -- classic thrash 
metal like Venom (who wrote the song "Die Hard", for which the band's name is 
appropriated), Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Sodom. Which is good, because that 
leaves comparisons and accusations far behind. As it is, "Nihilistic Vision" is 
full of solid, fast, and fist-pumping old-school thrash, with little time for 
any death or black metal accents, no sir. This is bold and strident thrash that 
harkens back to the days when this was the most dangerous music around. "Bloody 
War" is a gutteral assault of war-metal with multiple tempo changes that reminds 
me of viking days somehow. "Fed To The Lions" boasts some scalding guitar chug 
that could rival Slayer, even, and indeed sounds a lot like them. "Attack From 
The Back" is almost punk, though heavier than that implies. And on a trivial 
level, it seems these guys share a drummer with one of my favorite black metal 
acts, Watain, so consider that a recommendation. Good, strong, and 
faster-than-you classic thrash, Die Hard's "Nihilistic Vision" is a good, 
fearsome kick to the nads. Hail!
http://goatsend.blogspot.com/

 

Stormbringer heavyzine 3.0 / 5.0
http://www.stormbringer.at/reviews.php?id=4501
 
Metalglory Magazine 7 / 10
http://www.metal-storm.de/reviews.php?nr=18993
 
Chaos Vaul Webzine 8,25 / 10
http://chaosvault.com/recenzje/die-hard-nihilistic-vision
 
Zware Metalen Webzine 80 / 100
http://www.zwaremetalen.com/recensie/14447/Die-Hard-Nihilistic-Vision.html
 
The Metal Crypt 4/5
http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=5359

 
Metal Psalter 4,5/5
 
Like Sodom, Possessed, Celtic Frost, Cliff Burton era Metallica, and old
school Slayer? What about legendary thrashers Venom? If you’re into 
everything I just mentioned, you’ll die for Die Hard and their first full-length 
album, Nihilistic Vision. 

This is what thrash is supposed to be. It’s fast, angry and abrasive. Oh yeah 
- and very, very evil. Hasse, Håkan (of Watain fame), and Harry have very 
expertly captured the spirit of Venom’s Black Metal, an album that essentially 
birthed an entire genre of music that has evolved differently from its original 
(reportedly satirical) roots. Die Hard’s Nihilistic Visions brings back warm fuzzy 
memories of the first time I ever heard Venom’s classic album, and I am pretty 
sure that this will eventually be placed along side it in the halls of music’s 
best and most memorable albums.

 
These Swedes prove they are masters of their craft, assaulting the world with 
their first offering. This album is so evil they dared to release it on 
October 31 - All Hallows Eve. An ominous release date for one of the most 
brutal albums I have heard this year. I think Satan would be proud.
 

Now, with tracks like “Bloody War,” “Nihilistic Vision,” “Ride the Incubus" 
(that latter of which successfully includes a cliché use of female vocals), 
and “Attack from the Black.” There is no confusing what Die Hard is about. 
Add to it that the fact their music’s aggressiveness backs up the names of 
the songs, and you have a winning album that is worthy of a very high rating 
and is quite possibly the best debut album of 2009.

 

Now, to be honest, I hate reviewing albums that I like from the get-go because 
it's hard, in my opinion, to review them fairly and give them a proper rating. 
This seems to be doubly so for Nihilistic Vision. During the time I was listening 
to the album, I could not find anything wrong with the album and am having 
a hard time not jumping up and trying to start a one-woman mosh pit in my 
kitchen.  Rather silly, but the power from the album is that moving. I hope that 
I get to see these guys live soon. It would be a shame if they don’t tour in 
support of this album, spreading their mayhem across the planet.

 
This album kicked my ass; you should let it kick yours.

 
http://www.metalpsalter.com/review_die_hard_nihilistic_vision.html 


 
Necro Webzine 7/10

http://www.necroweb.de/musikmagazin/neues-album/die-hard-nihilistic-vision/
 
FFM-Rock Webzine
http://allover-ffm-rock.de/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5005&Itemid=91

 

Digital Steel 75/100
http://www.digital-steel.com/DS/index.php?headpage=albumrevs&id=1476
 
Imperiumi Webzine 7/8

http://www.imperiumi.net/index.php?act=albums&id=9635


 
Mindview Magazine 5/7

http://www.bladerbrochure.nl/brochure/code/%20Bo5J4RHP6_8HZh36nDS3vBbxxkBDma

 
Metal Ruels 3/5
http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?month=November&year=2009&pos=23

 

Lords of Metal 77/100

http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=14980&lang=en 
 
Mega Metal Webzine 7,5/10
http://www.mega-metal.de/cdreviews/bandsd/diehardnihilisticvision.html
 
Metal Earth Webzine 7/10

http://www.metalearth.de/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=1827
 
The Pit Webzine 8/10

http://www.the-pit.de/reviews/cds/details/article/die-hard-nihilistic-vision/
 
ERGO "GGGG"
[Swedish]
Angenäm musikalisk ondska
Trots en mängd medlemsbyten har Uppsalabandet Die Hards utveckling har gått i 
rasande fart. När de bildades 2005 hade basisten och bandets drivande kraft 
Mattias ”Harry” Åhrman inte rört ett instrument på över 15 år. Nu släpper de 
ett debutalbum som armbågar upp bandet till en plats i det absoluta toppskiktet 
av världens thrashmetalelit direkt.
Bandets idé är att göra thrashmetal som den lät i mitten av 80-talet. Det har de 
lyckats skapligt med. Den stora skillnaden, som inte är negativ, är främst att 
de trots allt låtit andra influenser som dödsmetall och black metal komma in i 
bilden, vilket skapat ett organisk och varierat album som är svårt att riktigt 
artbestämma. ”Nihilistic vision” tar avstamp i några desperata ”Hell Satan” och 
ångvältsmanglar lyssnaren genom visioner om krig, död och djävulskap som nästan 
helt saknar svaga punkter och avslutas med långköraren ”Death chasing the flock 
of mortals”. Sammantaget bjuder albumet på angenäm musikalisk ondska som lär 
bereda bandet fler headlinespelningar än den redan inbokade på Michigan Deathfeast 
i USA nästa år.

http://www.ergo.nu/tidning/Artikel.asp?ArtikelID=5925
Andreas Jackobson 

 
Psycho Zine 5/5


http://www.psychozine.eu/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=1860

 

HEAVY IMPACT Webzine 7/10


Hellhammer, Venom, Possessed, Celtic Frost and Sodom. 
The production is good, but still has that necrophilic edge. 

The only thing that the guys of Die Hard want is to let us feel that black flame 
that there was, back in the 80’s and early 90’s, nothing more and nothing less. 
And I must say that they are rather on their way in the right direction."

http://www.heavyimpact.net/index.php?/20091027588/Recensioni/New-Releases/die-hard-nihilistic-visionhtml#JOSC_TOP

Metal-District 8,5/10
http://www.metal-district.de/md_cds::::5347:die_hard_nihilistic_vision.html

ANTCHRIST Zine 5/5

Arrrggghhh!!! Polish Agonia records continue kill by sounds!!! 
This time I was tortured by Sweden DIE HARD, and shit, I never heard 
this band before, and I'm very glad I got this piece of madness! 
If you don't know this ....Sweden.... 's too, I'll tell you something… 
if there will come hell upon the earth, then soundtrack to that event will 
be definitely made by DIE HARD! Hell yeah, about music itself – no more no 
less but PUREST old-school necro nuclear thrash metal, made in really 
sick and destructive way. Music is highly inspired by old way school 
of thrash metal from the mighty '80-s, such like VENOM, HELLHAMMER, 
SLAYER and etc… This album is made on fast rhythms; with using of such 
pure massive and catching, straight-forward guitar riffs, dense and 
blasting drumming, tight rhythm-section and good devilish vocals! 
Again about rhythm-section and guitar' parts, I like a lot guitar work 
on this album, as they are truly cutting and like hellish vortex will 
smash your fucking ears if you'll listen to this CD as it should be – on max volume. 
Also, therein line-up musician from WATAIN (drummer)… 
No more to say, just be prepared for PUREST form of HELLISH THRASH METAL!!!! 
HELL COMES by DIE HARD!
P.S. This album also release on VINYL!!!

http://deadshop.info/reviews/DIE_HARD.htm

 

Rock Hard 8/10 Magazine German
 
Legacy 12 / 15 Magazine German

 

Funeral March Zine

 
This is for the fans of thrash metal. Die Hard has now released 
their first full length after a demo and two EPs. I have not 
heard very much of their earlier material but I’m sure that it 
kicks ass if it is just half as good as Nihilistic Vision. 
On their myspace page it says: ”The goal was to play old-school 
thrash metal in the vain of Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, Sodom, Possessed...” 
and they sure have manage to create some good old school thrash w
well worth mentioning next to those big names. So if you are into 
thrash metal with some blackened death influences this is a must have! 
From the first track to the last it is total slaughter. 
Every song is really good, it is high speed throughout the whole 
album and contains everything you can expect from a good thrash album; 
blasting drums, riffs that cuts your throat and exploding vocals. 
It is all like a fist in the face. The head that 
doesn’t bang to this is probably attached to a deaf person. 
Make sure to get this album now!