Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA Anvil Head - Deaf One Eleven | This is among the most punkoidal and metal of Anvil Head's releases. Fans of instro punk metal will surely like this. While only marginally surf, I still found the music likable and the arranging and production very strong. |
Picks: Zero Intolerance, Nil Desperandum, Bite The Horizon, Imperial Breakfast, Embrace The Chaos, Bear The Brunt, The Land That Pride Forgot
Track by Track Review
Surf Punk Metal (Instrumental)
Dark and heavy, with punk-metal tone and kick drum. "Zero Intolerance" is somewhere between Agent Orange and Ozzy.
Surf Punk Metal (Instrumental)
Fast and dark, writhing with punkoidal textures and rhythms. "Nil Desperandum" is a workout that collides punk and metal and surf in a conflict of genres. Heavy!
Surf Punk Metal (Instrumental)
Very fast and punky, with thrash chords and relentless drums. Bass boom and eerie tone complete this assault on relaxation.
Surf Punk Metal (Instrumental)
Sonar pings eerily pan around until the heavy chords charge in. "Imperial Breakfast" is more a pattern and emotion than a melody, yet the patterns are memorable and might creep into your brain's hum center.
Surf Punk Metal (Instrumental)
"Embrace The Chaos" has a chaotic sound, is fast and punk-centric, and bounces between playful chaos and dark thrash. The contrasts are interesting.
Surf Punk Metal (Instrumental)
A muddy heart beat and metallic reverb predict a part melodic-part thrash chord attack. The drums are very well played here. Dark and thundering-heavy.
The Land That Pride Forgot Surf Punk Metal (Instrumental)
Bordering on melodic metal via a splendid chord progression and spacial keys, bridged with thick, dark chords. "The Land That Pride Forgot" is an interesting composition and arrangement.