After turning heads with their crushing rendition of Motörhead’s “Iron Fist”, UK thrash legends Onslaught return with the second single from their upcoming double-album “Origins Of Aggression”, which is due out on May 23rd, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music.
This time it’s personal. “In Search of Sanity,” a re-recorded version of the band’s 1989 title track, explodes back to life in 2025 with a vengeance. Packed with towering riffs, mind-blowing solos, and vocal lines sharper than ever, this modern take breathes new fire into a thrash anthem – while keeping its roots raw and intact.
Guitarist and founding member Nige Rockett opens up about the song’s return:
“This new recording of the title track from the album of the same name has completely blown me away… It’s like night and day compared to the original version. It’s common knowledge that I’ve never been a huge fan of the album overall. Don’t get me wrong – I love the songs, but at the time it just wasn’t an Onslaught album in terms of the production, vibe, and everything else that surrounded this particular release. It’s always been my dream to re-record the whole album and to finally make it sound like a real Onslaught record – the way it should have sounded the first time around. Here it is…! Tons of aggression and anger, a real heavy thrash song with all the necessary components. I hope you dig the new lease of life this track now has, as much as we do!”
“In Search Of Sanity [2025 Version]”is the second of three singles leading into “Origins Of Aggression” – a full-throttle retrospective featuring re-recorded classics and influential punk and metal covers, all delivered with a modern-day brutality.
Photo credit: Korey Rockett & Karen George
