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http://www.senbaltimore.com/blogs/agt/agt_reviews/hail-of-bullets-of-frost-and-war.shtmlHail of Bullets: ... Of Frost And War
Former Pestilence vocalist Martin van Drunen joins with bass player Theo van Eekelen, Gorefest drummer Ed Warby and guitarists Paul Baayens and Stephan Gebédi.
Former Pestilence vocalist Martin van Drunen joins with bass player Theo van Eekelen, Gorefest drummer Ed Warby and guitarists Paul Baayens and Stephan Gebédi, all sharing a mutual admiration for death metal bands of old school yore. The album title must have been born of that love, as ... Of Frost And War combines the blistering cold of Celtic Frost with the non-stop assault of Bolt Thrower, but puts down the bolts to pick up machine-gun riffs and exploding blasts of percussive fury.
Set in the arena of World War II, beginning with the German invasion of Russia in the form of the introductory "Before The Storm (Barbarossa)", ... Of Frost And War follows the Germans through the invasion of Leningrad ("The Lake Ladoga Massacre"), lyrically pursuing a path into the mayhem and agony of war in a way that's not over-the-top and theatrical like other death metallers. Instead, ... Of Frost And War is a history lesson in both WWII and death metal itself. "Nachthexen" is the story of the Soviet all-female squadron of bomber pilots, and is also a case study in the harsh vocals and blast beats that define the genre.
Never giving up steam and always pressing on, ... Of Frost And War is a mammoth of a record, a history fanatic's big score, a death metal lover's great find. The charging and scaling of the fretboard on the twin guitars absolutely dominates this record. In stores today, Hail of Bullets will hit you like a ton of bricks.