MIDNIGHT
'Satanic
Royalty'
(Hells
Headbangers)
This
is (to some degree, at least - ED) a one man band and that one man should be known to anyone into the
UG heavy / speed / thrash metal scene of the last decade or so. I am
talking about Athenar (aka Jamie Walters) besides Midnight, he was
also in Destructor and in the past was part of Boulder, Abdullah and
more. Just listening to this album, it is painfully clear Jamie is
one dedicated motherfucker and is a devout worshipper at the altar of
metal. Despite 'Satanic Royalty' being the bands debut album,
Midnight has been releasing demos, split EPs, EPs, and even a live
album since 2003! This is some mean, dirty shit bro, I am telling you
I have never tangibly smelt Canadian Whiskey, cigarettes, pot,
leather and the crotch of bar sluts emanating from my speakers
before, but there is a first time for everything. You get fast and
angry speed metal with lots of energy and some large nods to the
early works of bands like Piledriver, Kreator, Destruction, Celtic Frost and big dose of the almighty Venom with a dash of punk. Hah,
even the vocals sound an awful lot like Cronos. So yes it is retro
and nothing new, but it is done with such dedication and ferocity you
can not help but respect it. Not to mention it is catchy and
memorable as hell, with great singable choruses and all out head bang
inducing riffage. It is really a must for old school goats like me
that can never get enough of this classic sound. Satan himself could
not have conjured such a cacophony of audio debauchery!
(Dale
Roy)
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