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Band
Impalers
Title
Styx Demon
Type
LP/EP
Company
Crime
YOR
2017
Style
Thrash
2/10/2017 - Review by: Eric Compton
Raw and fast-tempo thrash metal from Denmark
Man, I know you don't judge a book by it's cover but Mario Lopez's (Iron Kobra, Game Over) artwork is sheer perfection. Love the old-school Indiana Jones look. But, what's inside? Intensity. Bottled intensity. This EP features two original tracks and two covers (Misfits, Maiden). "Megalodon" is an over-the top opener with some rougher vocals and fast-as-lightning riffs and drums. The highlight for me is the second cut, "Styx Demon", which has a more traditional new wave feel in a Motorheadish way. Killer video btw for "Styx Demon".
Recommended for fans of: Older Kreator and Sodom
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
3.5
MUSIC
3.5
VOCALS
3
PRODUCTION
3.5
ARTWORK
5
LYRICS
3.5


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3.5 :AVE RATING

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TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Styx Demon
2017
Crime
Eric Compton2/10/2017
3.5

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