Year : 2013
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Finland
Audio : 320kbps + front + Video
Size : 71 mb
Bio:
Block Buster are a young high-energy hard rock band from Kuopio, Finland, formed in 2008. The band consists of vocalist & guitarist Aarni Metsäpelto, his older brother & drummer Jaakko Metsäpelto , lead guitarist Elias Salo, and bassist Joonas Arppe.The boys have been spreading the word of their straight-forward-high-energy rock 'n' roll since late 2008. The band consists of vocalist & guitarist Aarni Metsäpelto (19), his older brother & drummer Jaakko Metsäpelto (21), lead guitarist Elias Salo (20), and bassist Joonas Arppe (20)."Block Buster, pure rock 'n' roll. Great band and so young guys, they got the whole future ahead. They are coming to open for us on one gig next month, so we try to make our best to have that kinda energy on stage."- Zachary Hietala, Tarot
Album:
It’s been just over a year since I last heard from Block Buster, and in that time not a damn thing has changed. Once again the Finnish youngsters are following Rhino Bucket‘s footprints — and considering Georg Dolivo is also from Finland, it’s not much of a stretch to imagine he was a huge influence on this band of rebel-rousers.Having a similar vibe to bands like Rhino Bucket and Johnny Crash of course means Block Buster‘s sound is heavily tied to AC/DC, but with far more energy and aggression — in that respect, not unlike an Airbourne or Bullet. “To Hell And Back” is a fine example of the head-banging mayhem, complete with furious guitars and a pounding bottom end. “Devil In You” slows things down just a touch and sounds at times as if it would have fit on Shotgun Messiah‘s Second Coming album, but the fist-in-the-air attack returns during “Bark Of The Underground”. Bookending the awesome EP is “Bound To Lose”, a full-speed ahead song that explodes out of the speakers like a blitzkrieg with a flurry of bad attitude and a take-no-prisoners assault.High energy hard rock is precisely what Block Buster brings to the party — nothing more and nothing less. Personally I’d love to hear another full-length album from these guys, but EPs seem to be in vogue these days thanks to the short attention span of the internet generation. With that being the case Hammered & Smashed lives up to its moniker in every sense of the word and is a great follow-up to their Feel The Heat debut. I’ve yet to hear a bad Block Buster song, and there isn’t one within a thousand miles of the album.Song "To Hell And Back" is a fine example of the head-banging mayhem, complete with furious guitars and a pounding bottom end. "Devil In You" slows things down just a touch and sounds at times as if it would have fit on Shotgun Messiah's Second Coming album, but the fist-in-the-air attack returns during "Bark Of The Underground". Bookending the awesome EP is "Bound To Lose", a full-speed ahead song that explodes out of the speakers like a blitzkrieg with a flurry of bad attitude and a take-no-prisoners assault.High energy hard rock is precisely what Block Buster brings to the party -- nothing more and nothing less. Personally I'd love to hear another full-length album from these guys, but EPs seem to be in vogue these days thanks to the short attention span of the internet generation. With that being the case Hammered & Smashed lives up to its moniker in every sense of the word and is a great follow-up to their Feel The Heat debut. I've yet to hear a bad Block Buster song, and there isn't one within a thousand miles of the album.
Line-Up:
Aarni Metsapelto - vocals and guitar
Elias Salo - lead guitar
Joonas Rappe - bass
Jaakko Metsapelto - drums
Additional Musicians:
Mikko Tiirikainen - all bass
Production:
Produced, recorded and mixed by Joonas Parkkonen.
Tracklist:
01. To Hell And Back
02. Alive Tonight
03. Devil In You
04. Bark Of The Underdogs
05. Bound To Lose
+ Video "To Hell And Back" (Official Video)
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