Year : 2017
Style : Thrash Metal
Country : Australia
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 143 mb
Bio:
Forged in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Harlott are the finest example of the thrash metal genre in recent years. Taking most of their influence from the 80’s bay area thrash scene, they focus on high energy, up tempo music with lyrical influence from the human condition. Unrivaled live concerts, an aggressive recognizable sound and professional musicianship have earned Harlott a strong and dedicated fan base in the Melbourne metal scene, which still continues to grow to this day. Harlott will not only impress new audiences in and outside of the heavy metal genre, but they will also succeed in taking the fans back to the golden age of metal.In early December 2013, Harlott inked a record deal with Italian record label Punishment 18 Records.Punishment 18 are a metal label that deal exclusively with Thrash metal worldwide. For them to have scouted out and signed on Harlott with the eagerness and desire that they did is an honour.By being in partnership with Punishment 18, it will ensure record distribution of Origin throughout Europe and North America. Since its launch, Origin has receieved extremely positive reception from the Melbourne and Australian music community, as well as limited exposure overseas. With Punishment 18, Harlott will be able to share their hook-filled material worldwide.
Album:
HARLOTT is a Thrash Metal band, born in 2006 and hailing from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. “Extinction” is the band’s third full-length album, and contains twelve tracks. Australia has really been a hot bed for all kinds of Metal lately, so anytime I hear of a band from there I usually am very pleased. Thrash Metal however often has unforgiving boundaries when it comes to purist fans, but I have always maintained that one can follow a tried-and-true genre and still put their own mark upon it. How did HARLOTT fair with their newest release? Let’s get to some of the highlights on the album.The opening title track, “Extinction,” is ultra-tight and scorches a path of fire in the earth as it moves along at a rapid pace. Vocally, there is an uncanny resemblance to Steve Souza from EXODUS. Some fans of that band do not like Souza’s voice, but I always did. In fact overall, it sounds a lot like early EXODUS. Yet, HARLOTT is tighter and more accomplished as a quartet in my opinion. “The Pentinent” is another strong track, showcasing the band’s transitional abilities, as they can jump around in rhythms and keys landing on a dime each time. This is truly a strength of the album and is quite impressive. “Whore” is an interesting track as well; three minutes of unadulterated hate and anger at a no doubt past relationship that did not end well.The bass guitar thumps heavily in “Conflict Revelation,” joined by a machine-gun riff and some outstanding drumming. When you talk about the word “unrelenting,” this song surely embodies that definition. “Violent Conspirator” is so fast it almost registers as Punk Music…played well of course. Under two-minutes, you barely have time to catch your breath as fists reign down on your head as if coming from an automated machine. Then there is “And Darkness Brings The Light.” This seven-minute plus track is something very unique from the rest of the album. It slows down enough to follow more of a melody, with vocals subdued just enough to separate it from some of the other songs. There is more room for a tale here, more theme. “Epitaph” closes the album, with a dark and evil fury.Musicianship is key to the success of this band. It is on full display on “Extinction,” and is quite impressive. They really know how to stick transitions and do not linger too long on any given passage, bringing some diversity to a genre where it is often lacking. Something is in the water in Australia for sure, because they are bringing us more new fabulous bands every year. I can’t imagine a fan of the genre who would not like this album.
Line Up:
Andrew Hudson - Guitars (lead), Vocals (lead) (Bane of Winterstorm (live), ex-Mason, ex-Naberus)
Tom Richards - Bass, Vocals (backing)
Jake Weber - Guitars (lead) (ex-Our Last Enemy, ex-Teramaze, ex-Deprivation, ex-The Murdering, ex-Warshifter)
Tim Joyce - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Extinction
02. First World Solutions
03. The Penitent
04. Whore
05. No Past
06. Conflict Revelation
07. Better Off Dead
08. Violent Conspirator
09. And Darkness Brings The Light
10. Final Weapon
11. Parasite
12. Epitaph
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