Crust
band from Poland? Yes! Why not? Sturmovik is a rather young band and this CD is
only their first album. But I take my hat off to them, these guys put
everything that they had into this release and I felt that during listening.
But, for now let`s focus on visual pleasure that is the cover art of this full
length. I especially enjoy this piece, the artist has drawn an old plane from
WW2 with a bit modern flair but I like it. It looks very handsome with the band
logo. And if you open up the booklet, you will get a band poster, nice surprise
isn't it?
To be honest this debut album of Polish Sturmovik crashed around in
my mind for a long time. I was quite surprised with it’s quality and material
in general. All the songs remind me of the Swedish school of Crust, that was
odd to me, but on the other hand it was a pleasure too. These brilliant
musicians managed to create a really rock n roll album that could bite, haha!
Everything is tied together song writing wise, and the album flows nicely. The
music is heavy, well defined, with doses of melody that are simplistic yet
catchy. Songs like “Matters Not”, “Bad Earth, Bad Sons”, and “Trial By Fire”
feature plenty of catchy d-beat sections, fast punk riffs, and nice loud
screaming vocals. In fact, “Matters Not” has quickly risen to be one of my
favorite songs on this album. Very cool intro, swing and crashing rhythms, drop
of melodies, awesome solos, caveman d-beats, screams and a ton of catchy
moments. But after I put this CD in my player I discovered one frustrating
thing… it`s sound. I got the feeling that I was listening “Destination Nowhere”
on youtube and not from the CD itself. This spoiled the general impression of
listening to this album.
Rating: 7/10 Sturmovik bc
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