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Hammercult - Steelcrusher

Published January 20 2014


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=Staff's pick

Hymn To The Steel (Intro)
Steelcrusher
Metal Rules Tonight
Into Hell
We Are The People*
Burning The Road
Ironbound*
Unholy Art
Satanic Lust
Liar
Damnation Arise
Heading For War
In The Name Of The Fallen*


Genre Thrash Metal
Yakir Shochat
Vocals
Tracks 13
Arie Aranovich
Guitar
Running time 44 Min.
Guy Ben David
Guitar
Label Sonic Attack/SPV
Elad Manor
Bass
Release 22 January 2014
Maayan Henik
Drums
Country Israel
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Keyboard
Producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris
Similar artists ---

Hammercult's sophomore album, nearly two years past the release of Anthems Of The Damned. Steelcrusher primarily equals brutal, extreme and unbowed Israeli thrash metal that rips bodies to disfigurement. It's wild, rapacious and concentrated on massive attacks to crack concrete walls. It's not that exceedingly fast, but fast enough, rest assured.

They build the blasting impact on direct strength and an ability to create a fierce heavy-duty energy and I feel a little worked after I've inhaled this semi-modern frenetic atmosphere. With only two songs passing the four minute mark, there are almost no transitions to half-hearted parts during the band's ongoing struggle and they add fuel to the fire to keep the listener attentive all through.

It's not the vocals on Steelcrusher that stills my hunger, as I find them a little excessive occasionally. The actual music is also somewhat repetitive and it's a no-brainer that versatile variation is rather hard to localize during this explosive experience and it certainly also leaves limited space for tranquil moments. A few cool harmony guitar plays break the ice and back up a certain number of songs to make room for details in this near constant crushing assault.

I believe that this unit has an appearance that could storm its way through hell or high water to reach a higher position in today's thrash metal scene. They have seemingly already taken aim for the target, as this effort is genuinely nothing for the faint-hearted, since the band leaves no room for consideration.

Performance
Originality
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Vocals
Songwriting

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Summary



7 chalices of 10 - Tobbe


Related links:

www.hammercult.com
www.facebook.com/hammercult