WHIPSTRIKER - Merciless Artillery
Hells Headbangers Records
Well unless you've been a huge consumer of Brazilian extreme metal for the past eight years (and no, just buying reissues put out by Greyhaze Records doesn't count) then you're in the same boat as me. This is WHIPSTRIKER's fourth full length in the eight years this band has existed. They also have a huge (and I'm not kidding when I say huge) amount of small format releases aka: singles, EPs and Split releases. If you're curious then check out their Seven Inches of Hell CD out on Dying Victims Productions and the Seven Inches of Hell Part 2 CD on Vulkan Records.
Getting back to this release, the band is actually Victor Whipstriker and some close friends who have been with him for a while and play in various other Brazilian acts. APOKALYPTIC RAIDS is one of those bands who I know of and have a new album out, The Pentagram, on Hell Music. So how did this cult Brazilian band get noticed by Hell's Headbangers after all these years in order for them to finally get some recognition in the US?
Who knows? Although I do know that Joel Grind took his guitar and amp down to Brazil in 2006 for a TOXIC HOLOCAUST tour. While there he used Whipstriker and friends as touring musicians. By the way Joel Grind does the mixing on this release as well so there you go. As far as to what this release sounds like, well it's VENOM, it's somewhat HELLHAMMER, it's SODOM, it's nwobhm and it's also damm good. Whipstriker sounds like Cronos. The songs are basically a tribute to VENOM. Dare I say this sounds better than or equal two the last thing Cronos and company put out.
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