PULVER - Kings Under The Sand
Gates of Hell Records
Here in the States if a handful of bands put out releases echoing the days of traditional heavy metal, a bunch of music scribes in the media will declare it a "newer wave". But over in Europe it's just another typical year in metal. Case in point, here we have the debut full length by Germany's PULVER. They're a new band that wants to rock you like it's the late 70's / early 80's.
Now this five piece act is not about reliving a past they never had by copying some classic metal act's great style. Instead PULVER take the influences and go their own way with it. To me that's what makes this exciting. First off the vocals are a cross between Lemmy and TANK's Algy Ward. Actually there's a lot of TANK influence on here. I mean those riffs, simple and grimy, the shout out backing vocals and dirty lead work.
In the long run these Germans love BUDGIE, PRIEST, SCORPIONS, UFO, MOTORHEAD and of course the previously mentioned TANK. Still they've combined their influential love of the past to bring it all forward a bit. We're talking great rocking melodies tempered with steel. The production on here is very 70's. The artwork on here looks like a BUDGIE album cover. Frankly I would believe ya if you said this was a long lost classic from years ago.
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