By: Richard Maw
Album Type: Full
Length
Date Released: 09/03/2018
Label: Hells
Headbangers Records
Gritty and uncompromising, Whipstriker truly are “Soldiers of Sodom” and will cast
their “Warspell” on you if you get a hold of this feral beast of an album.
“Merciless Artillery”
CD//DD track
listing:
1). Merciless
Artillery
2). Rape
of Freedom
3). Calm
after Destruction
4). Mantas
’Black Mass
5). Solider
of Sodom
6). Warspell
7). Enemies
Leather
8). Bestial
Hurricane
The Review:
Brazil's Whipstriker
are back- again- in their prolific career since 2008 they have amassed no less
than four albums and countless split singles and so on. If you haven't heard
the band, I can sum things up for you: Venom. This band are the hellish spawn of
Mantas, Abaddon and Cronos- ably assisted by Bathory, Hellhammer and early Celtic Frost.
That
tells you exactly what you are getting. This is a dark and rough listen-
echoing Venom's
legendary debut and Motorhead's attitude perfectly. The title
track kicks things off in gritty style- have a listen and you will know
instantly if this is for you or not. Over the course of eight tracks, you get Venom,
Sodom, Motorhead,
Frost,
Hellhammer,
Bathory
and so on all wrapped into an appealingly raw production. The band has gone for
vibe and attitude, not sound replacements and perfection. This really is a
warts and all recording- there are some imperfections here and there for sure!
That is of absolutely of no issue to me, though. There is also a fair amount of
very smooth playing and surprisingly melodic riffing. This music is supposed to
be rough and ready and Whipstriker have delivered their own vision.
If you
are after anything in the style of the bands mentioned above, this album is a
must. Gritty and uncompromising, Whipstriker truly are “Soldiers of Sodom”
and will cast their “Warspell” on
you if you get a hold of this feral beast of an album.
“Merciless Artillery” is
available here
