So, it’s very hard to keep up with all things metal and rock because there just is too much music out there. One metal project/band is Ludor. Now, if you’re from Sweden you will probably know all about this album and the movie that it spawned from. The movie was called Mammas Pojkar (Mama’s Boys), and it centres around two metal heads called Thor and Odin who are die hard fans of a band called Ludor from Canada. The music for the movie came from Mats Levin (check his bio he has sung with some killer bands) and Jimmy Lagnefors who is a composer. The movie was so successful that they decided to do a whole album worth of tunes, which is this baby.

Seriously, if this album came out in ’84 you’d all be calling Ludor the new metal saviours. This is a killer record right from the needle drop and Ride The Vapor to the end of Rise And Conquer, it’s superb stuff. How this gem passed me by I do not know! This has to be one of the best albums I have heard Mats sing on, and he has done a few. He has a very unique style which I love, and this album is right up there.

Ride The Vapor is just killer and blows the dust from your ears immediately. Double kicks from the get go with a killer riff and groove, and Mats wailing the hook and chorus. Awesome! My fave track however is the title track 777-The New 666. An absolute monster of a tune with a freaking killer riff and groove to match, and that hook and chorus are just epic.

There are a couple more pounding tunes in King Of All and Piece By Piece, which are guaranteed to shake the dandruff loose. There are also a couple of old school Priest-style stompers in Let The Beast Out and Rise And Conquer – superb stuff.

This album came out in 2013 so if you can find a copy, good luck. Your best bet may be to get one from Mats Levin himself. I loved every inch…

10/10 from The Grooveman.