Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Hammer Fight/Chug Of War/Horror Gore Pain Death Records/2013 CD Review


  Hammer  Fight  are  a  band  from  New  Jersey  that  plays  a  musical style  they describe  as  being thrash'n'roll  and  this  is  a  review  of their 2013  album  "Chug  Of  War"  which  was  released  by  Horror  Gore  Pain Death  Records.

  "Ruben's  Ride"  begins  with  heavy guitar  riffs  and  drums  which  lead  up  to  some  aggressive  style  thrash  vocals  along  with  some  powerful  bass  playing,  melodic  guitar  riffing  and  back  up  gang  shouts  and  after  awhile  there  is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  being  utilized  and  towards  the end  there  is  a  brief  use  of  screams and  growls.

  "I  Didn't  Feel Like  Drinking  (Until  I  Started To  Drink)"  begins  with  heavy guitar  riffs  and  bass  leads  before  adding  in  some  drums  and  guitar  leads and  then  the  aggressive  but  somewhat  melodic  vocals  start  kicking  in  along  with  some back  up  shouts.

  "Disas-tour"  begins  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  being going  into  an  old  school  direction  along  with  some  vocals  and  towards  the  end t here  is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  being  utilized  with  the  song  being  under  2  minutes.

  "Foot  Chase"  begins with  drum  beats and  then t he  bass  leads  start  coming in  which  leads  up  to  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  aggressive  sounding  vocals  and  after  after  melodies  are  added  into  the  music  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  "Ginger  Rails"  begins  with  some  melodic  guitar  riffs  that  start  getting  a lot  heavier  after  a  few  seconds  along with  some  bass  guitar  and  drums  which  leads  up  to  some  vocals  that  combine  both  aggressive  and  melodic  elements  together  and  after  awhile  classic  rock  style  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  coming in  and  out  of  the  song.

  "Get  Wrecked"  begins  with  some  hard  rock  style  guitar  leads  before  the  rhythm  and  bass  guitars  kick  in  along  with  some  drums  and  aggressive  vocals  which  also  leads  up  to  some  back  up  shouts  and  towards  the  end t here  is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  being  utilized.    

  "Sleeping  With  the Enemy'  begins  with  some  soft  acoustic  riffs  before  the  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  leads  along  with  some  drums  kick  in  and  the  music  goes  into  a  faster  direction  along with  some  blast  beats  and  then  the  thrash  vocals  start  kicking  in  along with  some  back  up  shouts  and  after  awhile t here  is  a  brief  bass  guitar  lead  being  utilized  and  towards  the  end  another  guitar  solo  is  added  into  the  song.    

  "Queer  Eye  For the  Scene  Guy"  begins  with  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  before  getting  fast  and  adding  in  thrash  and  hardcore  style  vocals  as  well  as  some  blast  beats  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  deathcore  style  vocals  before  slowing  down  and  going  into  an  even  heavier  direction.

  "Down  The Line"  begins  with  some  guitar  leads  and  drums  before  the  thrash  vocals  start  kicking  in  along  with  some  fast  and  heavy guitar  riffing  and  then  the  guitar  leads  start  coming in  and  out  of  the  song.

  "Made  In  Rock"  begins  with  some  melodic  guitar  and  bass  riffs  and  drums  before  adding  in  some  guitar  leads  before  speeding  up  with  some  aggressive  vocals  along  with  some  back  up  shouts  and  halfway  through  the  song  elements  of  hardcore  are  added  in  along  with  some  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  'Hella  Weights"  begins  with  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  brutal  blast  beats  which  lead  up  to  some  aggressive  vocals  and  towards  the  end  there  is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  being utilized  and  this  song  is  more  in  the  crossover  vein.

  "Stellar  Mass"  begins  with  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  which  utilize  some  stoner  rock  melodies  along  with  some  drums and  after  a  couple  of  minutes  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  coming in  and  out  of  the  song  and  towards  the  end  you  can  hear  some  powerful  bass  guitars  and  this  song  is  all  instrumental.

  "Bar  Room  Bully"  begins  with  some  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along with  some  drums  which  leads  up  to  some aggressive  vocals  and  back  up  shouts  and  towards  the  end  there  is  a brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  being  utilized.

  Song  lyrics  cover  drinking,  fighting  and  everyday  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy and  professional  sound where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Hammer  Fight  are  a  very  great  sounding  thrash'n'roll  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "I  Didn't  Feel Like  Drinking  (Until  I  Started To  Drink)"  "Made  In  Rock"  "Hella  Weights"  and  "Bar  Room  Bully".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

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