Jesus H Fucking Christ! The lead off riff of opening track 'The Light Is Retreating' is absolutely fucking crushing and would, I dare say, make nine out of ten cats shit blood.

Welcome to the world of Bullet Ridden, Bristol-based purveyors of some of the finest metal-tinged crust you'll hear this decade. Consisting of members of a variety of bands past and present Bullet Ridden have hit upon a sound and vibe that brings to mind Extinction of Mankind, Bolt Thrower, Driller Killer and even a bit of Stockholm death metal a la Dismember. They don't fuck about.

Anyway down to business...the songs. Well, kicking off with that riff, opener 'The Light Is Retreating' kicks everything off with a huge blast, frontman Martin (King) Einon's vocals perfectly complimenting the huge noise blasting forth. Hoarse, barking, venomous but never indecipherable, he sounds even better fronting this lot than his other band Warprayer.

Next up is 'Whet The Scythe' a great mid-paced blaster again anchored by a great riff.  Guitarist Chris really does turn in an outstanding display and his riffing really underpins the power of this disc. 'Leave Me To The Dogs' and 'Killstorm' up the pace that continues relentlessly throughout the remainder of the ten songs on offer here. Other highlights include 'Peace Up A Rope' and 'Monorchid' with their frantic pace and crushing midsections. Whilst waxing lyrical about the music, you also have to have a scan at the lyrics - very dark, intelligent and highly cynical.

The demo is rounded off nicely by closing track 'Do This In Remembrance Of Me' which really is an absolute cracker. A fucking monstrously brooding, chugging, almightily fucking crushing fucker of a little ditty.

Recorded at the 1in12 this has a production that totally belies this being demo and really does put the icing on a very fucking tasty cake indeed. I just hope they get out and gig like bastards now and can't wait to hear more from them. 

Totally fucking top notch!!!!

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