Blasted To Static (USA/AUSTRALIA)
Posted: 20 Jan 2025, 10:37
Blasted To Static - Blasted To Static (2016)
Year : 2016 (Metalopolis Records)
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : Australia , USA
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 176 mb
Bio:
Brace yourself for a vicious onslaught of shredding rock unlike anything you’ve heard in a long time. More explosive than a hailstorm of hand grenades, Blasted to Static delivers a cutting-edge offering that is both refreshingly new, and re-imagines the hallmarks of 80’s guitar histrionics as a sonic hurricane that will blow the roof off 2015.Headed up by the incendiary vocals of Jeff Martin (Racerx, Badlands , UFO, MSG) and fret-melting wizardry of Stu Marshall (Death Dealer, Empires of Eden), with the rhythmic talents of Rev Jones (Michael Schenker) on bass and session demigod Clay T on drums, Blasted to Static represents an uncompromising and intense odyssey from veterans of the metal scene.But for all the high-octane, hook-laden riffing mayhem, the band’s versatility also encompasses acoustic elements and more subtle, understated interludes. “We’re embracing an organic approach with this band,” says guitarist Stu Marshall. “Don’t expect music from a single genre -- Blasted to Static is all about full artistic freedom, so you might even hear echoes of Black Sabbath or Queen.”Recording is already well underway for the currently untitled debut album, and concert dates for late 2015/early 2016 are in the planning stages.Dangerous, unstoppable and impossible to predict, this savage yet focussed shock-and-awe campaign will make any jaded metal fan sit the f**k up and take notice.Shaking off the tired, formulaic monotony that many of us have become accustomed to, Blasted to Static blazes ahead into a golden future of guitar ripping rock.
Album:
I mainly know Jeff Martin as a drummer thanks to his stint in one of my favourite bands Badlands. However, I was well aware of his past as a vocalist, most particularly for speed metal band Racer X. His involvement as the lead vocalist for the newly anointed Blasted To Static is what drew me to their soon-to-be-released self titled debut album, which also features drummer Clay T, guitarist Stu Marshall and bassist Rev Jones.It’s important to note that while this is a return to rip roaring classic sounding heavy metal for Jeff, Blasted To Static is certainly not an incarnate of Racer X. Racer X are remembered as a leader in speed metal, debuting in the height of the subgenre in the mid-80s, and while they did change things up and added in a few surprises, their songs were typically on the whiplash inducing fast side. Blasted To Static really only features two songs that I would call fast all the way through: Opening track Suicide King and Delivered From Ashes. Suicide King does channel a good detail of Racer X into its mix, with some high pitch intense vocals by Jeff Martin only solidifying the song’s impact as a solid opener. Delivered From Ashes comes towards the end of the album and I find it to have even more brute force, mostly thanks to its string bursting guitar solo and orchestrated breakdown before the solo.Most of the remainder of Blasted To Static‘s songs may not be necessarily fast, but that doesn’t make them any less dynamic. The album’s second track The Hammer continues the momentum that Suicide King started, and shouldn’t disappoint those who fell for the nostalgic heavy metal sound that the opener had. Dance Devil Dance has one of my favourite riffs on the album, and the scary sounding vocals make it a true standout track. Warbaby‘s opening battlefield soundtrack adds a good effect to the hard hitting track. I’m not particularly fond of the played out preaching Jeff Martin does on Devil’s Preacher. I get that he’s trying to show a bit of a serious sounding goofy element to the album, and some may enjoy this song’s inclusion, but I nothing about the song really grasps my attention.There are a couple of ballads on Blasted To Static as well. Lovesick Blue Pt. 1 has a sound that reminds me of Judas Priest in their more recent albums, with its mix of acoustic and calmly played electric guitars. It doesn’t include any drums or bass. At least not until it breaks into its following instrumental Requiem Pt. 2. On its own the instrumental is a little bland but when listening to the two songs one after the other, which was obviously the band’s plan, it makes up for one great passionate song. Nottingham Grove is unlike what I’d have expected from Blasted To Static. Its melody reminds me more of something that more melodic bands like Def Leppard would come up with. I happen to love Def Leppard, so this acoustic track is certainly a pleasant surprise.The most accomplished track that Blasted To Static has in their arsenal is Repossession of Nothing. It’s a perfect hybrid of their fast songs and their more common mid paced songs. It has an Iron Maiden sounding riff played behind its relatively tame verses before the band goes out in an onslaught of speed during the song’s chorus. One of the songs many standout moments is its guitar solo. Jeff Martin has worked with some great guitarists in his career, specifically with Paul Gilbert in Racer X, and Jake E. Lee in Badlands, as well as a brief stint with Michael Schenker, so it’s no wonder he’d find a guitarist in Stu Marshall who would be capable of phrasing an epic solo such as the one this track has.Blasted To Static‘s self titled debut album is another good example of a heavy metal veteran properly showing his decades of experience and intellect and putting it to good use. Jeff Martin as well as Clay T, Stu Marshall and Rev Jones, all accomplished musicians in their own right, have put together a traditional sounding heavy metal album that may have its quirk here or there, but nothing that takes away Blasted To Static‘s credibility as the kind of metal band, and album, that up and coming bands should take note of.
Line Up:
Jeff Martin (Racer X / Badlands / Surgical Steel) - vocals
Stu Marshall (Death Dealer / Empires of Eden / Dungeon) - guitars
Rev Jones (MSG / Steelheart / Leslie West / Gundriver) - bass
Clay T - drums
Tracklist:
01. Suicide King
02. The Hammer
03. Repossession Of Nothing
04. Lovesick Blue Pt.1
05. Requiem Pt. 2
06. Dance Devil Dance
07. Devil’s Preacher
08. Nottingham Grove
09. Delivered From The Ashes
10. Warbaby
11. Francois
+ Video "Suicide King" (Official Lyric Video)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 2016 (Metalopolis Records)
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : Australia , USA
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 176 mb
Bio:
Brace yourself for a vicious onslaught of shredding rock unlike anything you’ve heard in a long time. More explosive than a hailstorm of hand grenades, Blasted to Static delivers a cutting-edge offering that is both refreshingly new, and re-imagines the hallmarks of 80’s guitar histrionics as a sonic hurricane that will blow the roof off 2015.Headed up by the incendiary vocals of Jeff Martin (Racerx, Badlands , UFO, MSG) and fret-melting wizardry of Stu Marshall (Death Dealer, Empires of Eden), with the rhythmic talents of Rev Jones (Michael Schenker) on bass and session demigod Clay T on drums, Blasted to Static represents an uncompromising and intense odyssey from veterans of the metal scene.But for all the high-octane, hook-laden riffing mayhem, the band’s versatility also encompasses acoustic elements and more subtle, understated interludes. “We’re embracing an organic approach with this band,” says guitarist Stu Marshall. “Don’t expect music from a single genre -- Blasted to Static is all about full artistic freedom, so you might even hear echoes of Black Sabbath or Queen.”Recording is already well underway for the currently untitled debut album, and concert dates for late 2015/early 2016 are in the planning stages.Dangerous, unstoppable and impossible to predict, this savage yet focussed shock-and-awe campaign will make any jaded metal fan sit the f**k up and take notice.Shaking off the tired, formulaic monotony that many of us have become accustomed to, Blasted to Static blazes ahead into a golden future of guitar ripping rock.
Album:
I mainly know Jeff Martin as a drummer thanks to his stint in one of my favourite bands Badlands. However, I was well aware of his past as a vocalist, most particularly for speed metal band Racer X. His involvement as the lead vocalist for the newly anointed Blasted To Static is what drew me to their soon-to-be-released self titled debut album, which also features drummer Clay T, guitarist Stu Marshall and bassist Rev Jones.It’s important to note that while this is a return to rip roaring classic sounding heavy metal for Jeff, Blasted To Static is certainly not an incarnate of Racer X. Racer X are remembered as a leader in speed metal, debuting in the height of the subgenre in the mid-80s, and while they did change things up and added in a few surprises, their songs were typically on the whiplash inducing fast side. Blasted To Static really only features two songs that I would call fast all the way through: Opening track Suicide King and Delivered From Ashes. Suicide King does channel a good detail of Racer X into its mix, with some high pitch intense vocals by Jeff Martin only solidifying the song’s impact as a solid opener. Delivered From Ashes comes towards the end of the album and I find it to have even more brute force, mostly thanks to its string bursting guitar solo and orchestrated breakdown before the solo.Most of the remainder of Blasted To Static‘s songs may not be necessarily fast, but that doesn’t make them any less dynamic. The album’s second track The Hammer continues the momentum that Suicide King started, and shouldn’t disappoint those who fell for the nostalgic heavy metal sound that the opener had. Dance Devil Dance has one of my favourite riffs on the album, and the scary sounding vocals make it a true standout track. Warbaby‘s opening battlefield soundtrack adds a good effect to the hard hitting track. I’m not particularly fond of the played out preaching Jeff Martin does on Devil’s Preacher. I get that he’s trying to show a bit of a serious sounding goofy element to the album, and some may enjoy this song’s inclusion, but I nothing about the song really grasps my attention.There are a couple of ballads on Blasted To Static as well. Lovesick Blue Pt. 1 has a sound that reminds me of Judas Priest in their more recent albums, with its mix of acoustic and calmly played electric guitars. It doesn’t include any drums or bass. At least not until it breaks into its following instrumental Requiem Pt. 2. On its own the instrumental is a little bland but when listening to the two songs one after the other, which was obviously the band’s plan, it makes up for one great passionate song. Nottingham Grove is unlike what I’d have expected from Blasted To Static. Its melody reminds me more of something that more melodic bands like Def Leppard would come up with. I happen to love Def Leppard, so this acoustic track is certainly a pleasant surprise.The most accomplished track that Blasted To Static has in their arsenal is Repossession of Nothing. It’s a perfect hybrid of their fast songs and their more common mid paced songs. It has an Iron Maiden sounding riff played behind its relatively tame verses before the band goes out in an onslaught of speed during the song’s chorus. One of the songs many standout moments is its guitar solo. Jeff Martin has worked with some great guitarists in his career, specifically with Paul Gilbert in Racer X, and Jake E. Lee in Badlands, as well as a brief stint with Michael Schenker, so it’s no wonder he’d find a guitarist in Stu Marshall who would be capable of phrasing an epic solo such as the one this track has.Blasted To Static‘s self titled debut album is another good example of a heavy metal veteran properly showing his decades of experience and intellect and putting it to good use. Jeff Martin as well as Clay T, Stu Marshall and Rev Jones, all accomplished musicians in their own right, have put together a traditional sounding heavy metal album that may have its quirk here or there, but nothing that takes away Blasted To Static‘s credibility as the kind of metal band, and album, that up and coming bands should take note of.
Line Up:
Jeff Martin (Racer X / Badlands / Surgical Steel) - vocals
Stu Marshall (Death Dealer / Empires of Eden / Dungeon) - guitars
Rev Jones (MSG / Steelheart / Leslie West / Gundriver) - bass
Clay T - drums
Tracklist:
01. Suicide King
02. The Hammer
03. Repossession Of Nothing
04. Lovesick Blue Pt.1
05. Requiem Pt. 2
06. Dance Devil Dance
07. Devil’s Preacher
08. Nottingham Grove
09. Delivered From The Ashes
10. Warbaby
11. Francois
+ Video "Suicide King" (Official Lyric Video)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/