Wednesday 3 May 2017

Satan's Hallow - debut self-titled album

I love it so much when I come across something of this standard among the unsigned bands on Bandcamp.

It's proper old-school heavy metal, NWOBHM or whatever you want to call it. And done so well, with a good variation in style, light and shade. The vocals are clean, female with screams and sustains. The guitar solos are meaningful with some great back-and-forth handovers. Some of the riffs are twin-lead a la Priest / Maiden. That's not a comparison made lightly, the quality of the songwriting is excellent.

The sound of the recording is warm and homely and reminds me of some of my smaller-label vinyl from the 80s, which I love.

Absolutely outstanding stuff, blowing away some of the recent big-label releases, and I love the fact that with an independent artist, more of your money goes to the people who deserve it.

Buy a copy for your granny, as TommyVance used to say.

★★★★★

https://satanshallow.bandcamp.com/album/satans-hallow