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Day: May 14, 2022

KILLER BE KILLED – s/t

May 14, 2022 /

Metal supergroup time as this is the reissue of the band’s first album. Featuring Troy Sanders from Mastodon on bass and vocals, Greg Puciato from Dillinger Escape Plan on vocals, Max Cavalera on guitar, and Ben Koller from Converge on the pots and pans.

There are some killer metal grooves here. Face Down feels like Slipknot but with a fat chugga groove. Dust Into Darkness has a very Anthrax vibe to the intro, and with Troy’s vocals it has that Mastodon undertone, but it’s the opening track, Wings Of Feather And Wax, that really floats my boat. Monster riffage with a mix of clean and scream vocal and a ripping groove.

This is a really cool collaboration of metal muso’s, and the follow up is really good as well. For metal heads only.

8.5/10 from The Grooveman.

TED NUGENT – Cat Scratch Fever

May 14, 2022 /

This is the third solo release from everyone’s favourite spelling mistake, Ned Tangent. Ted had a six year run from ’75 until ’81 where he was on a roll and put out some great records. This was one of them, and is the MOV reissue which sounds superb.

I think most people have heard of the title and opening track with its very radio friendly riff and hook. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang was a killer guitar frenzy Live, where Tedly would really rip it up, and this the original version sounds great. Derek St Holmes was back for this album and he sings on most of it. Ted’s love of old school rock and roll is evident with tracks like Live It Up and Fist Fightin’ Son Of A Gun, where the riffs are straight from Chuck Berry’s song book. Ted is also a big fan of the Beatles. Check out A Thousand Knives and tell me which of their tunes it reminds you of.

Despite what you think of his political views, he made some great records.

8.5/10 from The Grooveman.

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