Baptized in Blood

I came across these guys completely by accident watching Kerrang, in a rare moment that it actually played metal, a song by these guys came on and I could already tell they would fit well in my music library.

So I bought their album of the same name through iTunes and cannot stop listening to it. The first track Up Skirts Down Shirts is a beautifully crafted heavy intro to the album and the guys themselves. It kicks up a gear at Game On, which has an incredibly heavy chorus riff. Last Line Lady is like a prelude to the appcalypse, as from Go It Alone onwards there is not a single bum note, Will Of a Demon will have you screaming along, all the way through to Event Horizon. Of the special edition tracks, the second two are absolute stunners, Pray For Rain is a brilliant penultimate track, as Blue Oyster kicks through to your head with lyrics packed to the brim with meaning.

Baptized in Blood will definitely be taking a permanent high place in my library, their sheer brutality is a breath of fresh air in a metal music industry that, in my opinion, is flatlining.