Year : 2021
Style : Hard Rock , Doom Metal , Gothic Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 155 mb
Bio:
Bloody Hammers is an American hard rock band, founded in 2012 by Anders Manga in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Manga is the primary producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Bloody Hammers' music straddles a wide range of genres including gothic rock, doom metal and psychedelic rock. The touring band features a revolving lineup with Manga and keyboardist Devallia being the only permanent live members. Devallia also contributes keyboard parts to recordings, is sometimes credited as a co-producer and acts as a songwriting adviser to Manga.In 2012 the self titled “Bloody Hammers” album was released and a video clip for “Fear No Evil” was released on YouTube. The first print black vinyl sold out quickly so a purple splatter vinyl was soon released after. In 2013, Anders released “Spiritual Relics” via SoulSeller Records which was a hodgepodge of older demos and outtakes. The only new song was “What's Haunting You” which also became a music video and single. In 2014, the band signed to Napalm Records and released their second album, “Under Satan's Sun” in May which was followed by a European tour. A music video for “Death Does Us Part” was released in April and also a 7” vinyl of the single, “The Town That Dreaded Sundown”. The band will release 'Lovely Sort of Death' in 2016. The music videos for 'Bloodletting On the Kiss', 'The Reaper Comes' and 'Lights Come Alive' have been made.
Album:
Halloween has come early in 2021. Goth rock super couple Anders Manga and Devillia must have taken its cancellation harder than most. Songs of Unspeakable Terror will be getting a fair few spins in ten months, that's for sure. Fans of Black Sabbath, Ghost, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, and especially Misfits will enjoy this classic take on the occult rock formula. Bloody Hammers know the material well enough to make their sixth album a hit with genre diehards.“Hands of the Ripper” is an instant highlight. Its rolling doom riff and horrorshow lyrics draw on what makes Bloody Hammers great. “Night of The Witch” shows the band fire all cylinders for one of the best tracks they’ve written in years. Songs of Unspeakable Terror keeps things punchy, with the longest song just scratching the three and a half minute mark. It’s a departure from earlier releases but it works with the new energy Bloody Hammers have found in their writing. They’ve always been influenced by early Misfits, but now they’ve become full-blown cultists.Nowhere is this stronger than in “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die,” a horror-punk classic in the making. In under three minutes, Bloody Hammers do their heroes proud and blast through what sounds like a lost jam between Danzig and The Ramones. Songs like this thrive on rhythm and the bass and drums click over Manga’s fuzzy guitar tone. A must-listen for new listeners and old alike.“Lucifer’s Light,” the longest song on Songs of Unspeakable Terror, shakes up the album with a sinister looping riff over choral vocals straight out of an older Tim Burton movie. Ghost have found success in this sort of thing, but they never sound as creepy as Bloody Hammers do here. Maybe it’s the inaudible whispers in the background or the way the marching snare drum builds and builds to a climax that keeps delaying. By the time the song does break, you are fully drawn in.Unfortunately, Songs of Unspeakable Terror is ultimately a misfire. For every song that works, it feels like there is one that doesn’t, and the Misfits comparisons start to become overwhelming by the time “I Spit On Your Grave” finishes the album off. Bloody Hammers at their best are an essential part of the retro doom rock movement. But here, they can sometimes come off as derivative. There are hundreds and hundreds of bands that can write songs like “Waking The Dead,” “We Are The Damned,” “Not Of This Earth,” and “The Ones Who Own The Dark.” It’s disappointing to hear Bloody Hammers putting them out alongside choice cuts like “The Brain That Would Not Die.” After all, this is the band that blew our minds with The Summoning last year. They can do much better.Songs of Unspeakable Terror isn’t on Bloody Hammers' level, but it does contain gems that make it worth a listen. Expect some of them to be playing at your next Halloween party, whenever that might be.
Line Up:
Devallia - Organ, Piano, Keyboards
Anders Manga - Vocals, Bass, Guitars
Tracklist:
01. A Night To Dismember
02. Hands Of The Ripper
03. Witchfinder General
04. Not Of This Earth
05. The Ones Who Own The Dark
06. Waking The Dead
07. Night Of The Witch
08. We Are The Damned
09. The Brain That Wouldn't Die
10. Lucifer's Light
11. I Spit On Your Corpse
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