Red Fang is a Stoner Metal/Heavy Metal Band from USA
The members are:
Bryan Giles - Guitar/Vocals
Aaron Beam - Bass/Vocals
David Sullivan - Guitar
John Sherman - Drums
Aaron Beam - Bass/Vocals
David Sullivan - Guitar
John Sherman - Drums
Red
Fang made almighty leap forward to Stoner Metal domination with their
2011 album Murder The Mountains. It became a firm favourite with both critics and fans
alike due to its mixture of
hard-rocking Stoner/Heavy Metal riffs. Red Fang went out on the road
for almost two years conquering audiences wherever they went.
Well
two years later and the band are back with their third album – Whales
& Leeches. A blistering and action packed collection of great tunes
full of head-banging riffs to
rock out to.
First
track – Doen – shows that Red Fang have lost none of their hard-rocking
magic. They are back a vengeance. This track flies out of the starting
block with vocalist Bryan on
fine form. The riffs come thick and fast for Red Fang to lay claim to
being one of the best Stoner Metal bands around.
Second
Track – Wood like Cream – carries on the hard-rocking vibes, which
starts at a slower pace but wait until the heavier punk based riffs kick
in and the song turns into
a mini-rock revolution. A storming track you will be singing along to
from start to finish. This is Red Fang at their most fun. It is great to
hear the band having fun with their music. However, this is still one
hard-rocking affair that makes it one of the
albums best tracks.
Red
Fang lay down heavy riff after riff through out the album. This is a
band on a mission to rock out and to destroy all of their competition
and on this form no one can stop
them. Red Fang have written their best album to date. All of the tracks
are great as each other especially – No Hope and Crows in Swine. It is
on Crows in Swine, which features a Mastodon based riff that Red Fang
manage to make so catchy and original. Bryan
is on top-notch form here. Matching the fast-paced riffs like their
lives depended on it.
The
band does include punk rock driven moments from their earlier material
especially on the next two tracks – Voices of the Dead and Behind the
Light. The drumming and guitar
riffs are more precise here compared to the other songs. Possibly,
because of the short time allocated to each song. However, they are both
still fantastic songs to rock out to. The dark lyrics included on both
songs are some of the coolest Red Fang have written
of their entire career.
The
albums standout track has to be Dawn Rising. A 7-minute epic full of
demented moods and riffs. It feels Red Fang have been watching some
classic creepy horror movies as
this track cranks up the tension before unleashing a deadly combination
of creepy vocals and riffs. Play this song as loud as you can. This is
Red Fang at their most majestic and twisted best.
However,
the next track – Failure – could give Dawn Rising a run for its money
of being the best track on the album. As it’s another creepy affair with
the band coming out
to scare you like a demented madman looking for its next victim. Some
fine groove based riffs only heighten the mood before the awesome lyrics
add a sense of danger to the party.
I
think have spoilt enough of the albums secrets awaiting you. Therefore,
I will stop describing them. However, believe me when I say this is Red
Fangs finest album to date.
It is going enhance their reputation even more. Whales and Leeches is
one of 2013 must-have releases. This album has been created for one
thing. Riffs!!! - There are loads of them for you to discover and rock
to.
If
you have grown up on a steady diet of Thin Lizzy, The Melvins and
Mastodon then this album is going to speak volumes to you. You do not
need me to tell you what you will
be missing. Just buy this album when it comes out. It is an essential
purchase.
You
want more evidence to buy this. Red Fang have included two of their
famous friends to help out. Mike Scheidt (Yob) and Pall Jenkins (The Black Heart Procession), appear on the
album as well.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Thanks to Relapse Records for sending us a copy to review. The album will be available on all available formats from Oct 15th 2013.
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