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"Freedom Metal, as the name implies, loosens the reins and unleashes the fuckin' beast once again. As a unit, these Chicagoans are still growing wiser and tighter, but they've taken to needlejacking adrenaline as if it were as commonplace as the shwag cloud that haunts their denim jackets. The spirit is strong within this one; from the first glance at the highway-bombing cover art to the initial bebop riffrush that opens "Hijack The Night", this thing is screaming "career benchmark, motherfuckers." This is the band's definitive work thus far, and the fact that it toes the ultra-derivative/blissfully vibrant line so confindently only serves to underscore the waggishness. - Jordan Campbell, Metalreview.com "While if you're already a fan of their brand of old school dirty-and-raw metal with precise twin harmonies on their Gibson Flying Vs, gruff vocals, razor sharp riffs and some beerbang-worthy songs, this new one (and their fifth so far) titled Freedom Metal is for you, no contest. But let me tell you something right at the start - there's nothing usual about what they've managed to pull off here. Agreed, their run so far has been nothing short of splendid... I've come to expect a Cocaine Years every now and then in their albums. The good news is, Freedom Metal has got that and more."
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"...This is the BIBLE OF THE DEVIL album we've all been waiting for: a relentless death-gallop of completely mental twin-guitar ass-chuggery and New Wave Of British Heavy Metal-esque power. It's a head-on diesel locomotive train wreck of a collision between Budgie and Angelwitch with an extra helping of Thin Lizzy circa '76. Sure man, this one's a concept album too, and this concept is this: Bible Of The Devil rock you so hard your fuckin' brain falls out." "Overall, BIBLE OF THE DEVIL remains the musical equivalent of a Rhodesian Ridgeback on your leg, humping wildly." "So what makes BIBLE OF THE DEVIL tick? Why New Wave of British Heavy Metal and good ol' 70s hard rock fire of course. They've gotten it down to a science on Freedom Metal. They key is combining the big guitar jam worthiness of the latter with the triumphant and tuneful songwriting of the former." "Bible of the Devil has spent four previous albums giving a tongue bath to that sweet spot between the legs of Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden, finally resulting in a screaming orgasm called Freedom Metal. Relocating its sense of humor (it’s always great to hear a hard rock band that acknowledges the inherent silliness of its chosen milieu without becoming a smirking parody) and bearing down hard on its majestic hookriffs, B of the D rocks the holy fuck out of well-crafted cuts like 'Night Oath', 'Ol’ Girl' and 'Womanize' with a deadly combination of precision and abandon. The band really shows its mettle with the zero-to-60 majesty of 'Heat Feeler', which starts out as folk rock (!) before letting the power chords and harmony leads fly. This is the record Axl Rose and Zakk Wylde need to hear to relearn how to rock. You may think you own the night, but, as declared in this platter’s castle-pillaging opener 'Hijack the Night', BIBLE OF THE DEVIL is going to take it from you." "...Guitarist-vocalists Mark Hoffmann and Nate Perry, drummer Greg Spalding and bassist Darren Amaya are the real deal, synthesizing a wide array of classic-metal influences, attacking them with a modern stoner-rock/doom attitude and delivering the head-banging goods stronger than ever with songs such as 'Hijack the Night' and 'The Turning Stone' from the new album Freedom Metal." |
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