NUNSLAUGHTER - Red is the Color of Ripping Death review

 

NUNSLAUGHTER - Red is the Color of Ripping Death

Hells Headbangers Records

It's been quite a few years since NUNSLAUGHTER's last full length release Angelic Dread. Of course there's an obvious reason. With the passing of their long time drummer Jim Sadist back in October 2015. The band was put on hold but vocalist Don of the Dead vowed that they would continue. And as you know, if you're a fan, for the past few years there's been a ton of releases (aka: Splits, EPs, Comps and Live albums). But they haven't released a full length until now.

Now just to set the record straight I considered 2014's Angelic Dread to be NUNSLAUGHTER's best full length ever. So coming into this was interesting to say the least. You've got Don on vocals and Tormentor still on guitars. But now you've got new people like Wrath on drums who came on board in 2016. And last but not least is new bassist Detonate who joined in 2019. 

So the simple fact that I love NUNSLAUGHTER had to be put aside. And even with that in mind I like this album a lot. The bad production days are over with when it comes to NUNSLAUGHTER. Don of the Dead is all for quality when it comes to invoking his utter disgust. Sure the songs on here are on par with the band's fast and furious stance. But the longer cuts of the fourteen are amazing. 

Yes it's their same death thrash attack going on here. Sure it's death metal as their genre tagline goes. But I've considered their face peeling riffs and drum speed to be that of a thrashy nature. After multiple listens I'm happy to say Red is the Color of Ripping Death is my second favorite album by em. The title cut is a new NUNSLAUGHTER classic in my not so humble opinion. After that you've got a cool mix of face rippers which you expect but other cuts convey some sinister atmosphere. 

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NUNSLAUGHTER - The Devil's Congeries Vol. 2 review

NUNSLAUGHTER - The Devil's Congeries Vol. 2

Hells Headbangers Records




You know it's a fuckin holiday when a new NUNSLAUGHTER comes out. Well actually this ain't new but it is special. If you are a NUNSLAUGHTER fan, and frankly who isn't, then you know that over their career they've released a ton of material most of which in small format releases (aka: EPs and Split releases). I am a fan and a collector but mostly of their full length releases. I have a few EPs as well but to those of us fans we know collecting every little release by this band can be an expensive endeavor. 


Thankfully a few years back, 2013 actually, Hells Headbangers Records released The Devil's Congeries Vol. 1 a double album which was basically a compilation (yeah another NUNSLAUGHTER comp.) that contained all the songs from thirteen NUNSLAUGHTER 7" EPs. The promise by the label was that this was just the first of many more such comps that would compile every one of the band's short form releases. And now we have Volume 2, another double album (or if you prefer a DOUBLE CD package).


Just to get it out of the way the second album contains the Hell on Holland 7"er and the Hell on Austria LP. But of course the first LP has the meat. I'm just gonna mention things out of order but of significance to me. Ya got the band's The Supreme Beast 7"er from 2004. This is a cool one because one of the four songs on it is a BLACK TASK cover "Kill Your Enemies". A great fuckin song by a filthy sounding thrash band from Philly in the mid-80s. Quick look em up you hiptard cocksuckers. 


Other NUNSLAUGHTER 7"ers on here are The Bog People and Cerebus, both fairly known and easy to find. The big surprise was seeing the Tasting the Blood of Your Savior 7"er tacked on. That's a rare and raw one. As far as songs from splits there's the three songs from the split they did with DERKETA in 1999. That release is probably the biggest seller DERKETA ever had. Jim Sadist (RIP) was also their drummer at the time. 


Other cool stuff, there's the three cuts from the split they did with GRAND BELIALS KEY, which went by the title Satan Is Metal's Master / Sperm of the Antichrist. The band covers VENOM's "Hellchild". Also you get the songs from the splits they did with DR. SHRINKER, CIANIDE, NOCTURNAL and CENTINEX which are also not too obscure releases. But the bottom line here is that this release is for fans. ALL HAIL DEVIL METAL! Nuff Said.


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