The Death Wheelers - I Tread On Your Grave (2018)
The last time we featured the Death
Wheelers here on TBB was back in 2016, when we checked out their split with Witchstone on Sunmask Records. With this new album, the
Wheelers are popping up on RidingEasy Records, a name which should be
pretty familiar to regular readers, and the Canadian crew have put
together eleven cuts of dirty, doomy rock, feeling like a strong
blend of several '70s staples. From the sex-hunting hard rock to
biker panic films (and their soundtracks), on through the early days
of heavy metal and emergent atomic nihilism, hearing the songs of
this album is like having a dope 'n' whiskey cocktail poured in your
ear through a black denim funnel.
Is there fuzz? Yeah, and plenty of it,
but behind that, the band is pushing riffs so fast you almost won't
register how hooky they are until you catch your head bobbing right
along to the bass slams, hi-hat rides, and hard drum fills. Scatter
in a nice selection of samples presumably pulled from favorite films
of the group (plus that old hoot, Rock: It's Your Decision),
and you've got a solid bout of heavy rock set to soundtrack your next
smoke session. And if the mood takes you, you can even try to piece
together the story told over the course of the tracks, which involves
undead bikers, cross-country riding, and plenty of debauchery. If
that all sounds good to you, mark May 11th on your
calendar as a day to have some spare cash set aside to pick up your
own copy, or go ahead and pre-order one at the Wheelers' BandCamp.
~ Gabriel
For Fans Of; Acid Witch, Chronobot,
Lightsabres, Salem Mass, Strange Broue
~
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