Number 20

Number 20

It is record Number Nine for these cats and we mentioned the album back in June. It made us giddy with glee and made us have sloppy seconds over and over. For it is their undying servitude to the sloppy meat and rich gravy side of stoner metal that we cannot get enough off. Which tastes different with every bite and every spoonful, cause they always manage to incorporated something different. Maybe not as much every time around, but always a little hint of this or that to keeps things, interesting, enticing and spicy! Well, this album just might be their most diverse album to date. Experiments with blues, hardcore and prog are embraced while the doom and stoner metal command attention. It is their signature sound alright, but almost invigorating and shiny! And then there’s Motörhead’s Phil Campbell adding a bit of his sauce to the mix and you are hearing a record that stands tall when looking at all of their albums that came before. And there aren’t that many bands that we can honestly state about that they haven’t released a bad record yet and their last one might actually really be their best… It’s one hell of a beast and it bites hard!

Orange Goblin – The Wolf Bites Back

Orange Goblin – The Wolf Bites Back

Orange Goblin – The Wolf Bites Back
Spinefarm/Candlelight
Rock, Metal, Stoner
Rated: ****

It is record number nine and we still turn completely giddy when we first spin a new Orange Goblin record. Even though the band has been steadily releasing records that profess their undying servitude to the sloppy meat and rich gravy side of stoner metal, they have also incorporated something different every time around. Maybe not as much every time around, but always a little hint of this or that to keeps things, interesting, enticing and spicy! Well, The Wolf Bites Back might be there most diverse album to date. Experiments with blues, hardcore and prog are embraced while the doom and stoner metal command attention. And songs like In Bocca Al Lupo or The Stranger are definitely what set The Wolf Bites Back apart from the records that came before. It’s Orange Goblin alright, but almost invigorating and shiny! Add to this that Motörhead’s Phil Campbell adds a bit of his sauce to mix and you are hearing an Orange Goblin record that stands tall when looking at the records that came before. And there aren’t that many bands that we can honestly state about that the haven’t released a bad record yet and their last one might actually really be their best…

(Written by JK)

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Motörhead – Bad Magic

Motörhead – Bad Magic

UDR – 2015

Rock, Hard, Metal

Rated: ***

My pre-show interview almost a year ago got cancelled a few hours before the scheduled time. Without a reason, but between the lines you could hear that the man would be needing all the rest he could get before the final show that night of the European tour. And on stage that night, the man, our God, Lemmy, looked fragile. Something nobody would have thought to say about the Motörhead frontman. After which the shows went on and some got cancelled, just like cancellation last week. So when the new album Bad Magic was released one wondered how it would hold up to all those great records of the past. Would it sounds just as good? Or would it come across as brittle? So let’s state the obvious: Motörhead has been making the same great album for the past forty years. And how good that record is, depends on the state of Lemmy and his muses. And guess what, the for the most part live recorded, Bad Magic, sounds much more vital and fresh than expected. Robust rock songs like Victory Or Die, Fire Storm Hotel and Shoot Out All Of Your Lights are without a doubt fully charged weapons. And Till The End even gives us an emotional Lemmy. Ofcourse there’s also a cover, and this time it’s Rolling Stones, Sympathy For The Devil. And guess what there’s enough power and blood left in the Motörhead gunners to turn it into something evil, dangerous and highly Motörhead. So, put away all the obituaries and remembrance articles, Motörhead is still running the show. I guess there’s some Bad Magic involved…

(Written by JK)

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Motörhead – The Wörld is Yours

Motörhead – The Wörld is Yours
EMI/Motörhead Music – 2010
Hardrock/Metal
Waardering: ****

Unless Lemmy topples over one of these days for some reason or another; one thing will always remain and absolute surety; a new Motörhead album will always be released and will sound like all the others. But in honor of founding their own label; the thirty-five year existence of the band and their twentieth studio-album the holy fire seems to be burning as bright as ever; or even brighter! The Wörld is Yours sounds inspired and the quality of the songs is much higher then on many or the albums preceding this one. Among those Rock ’N Roll Music, Brotherhood of Man and Bye Bye Bitch Bye Bye are the absolute winners. Full throttle attack is the battle cry and the weapons are grimy riffs and savage thundering drums. Splendid album by the Motörmen! And let’s wish a day full of loose women and a truckload of liquor for reaching the retirement age! Hear, hear honorable Kilmister!

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