Duel - Witchbanger (2017) (New Full Album)
Sex, drugs, the occult and buckets of blood. Austin, Texas tripped out heavies Duel release their second album “Witchbanger”. Eight hard hitting new tracks of deep grooves and blistering riffs paying tribute to the darker breed of early 70’s proto-metal and classic old school early 80’s heavy metal pioneers. Growling desperate vocals and angry fuzzed out guitars telling tales of horror and hallucination. Hard Rock as it should be totally pure and unpretentious. Produced and engineered by lead guitarist Jeff Henson at his new studio Red Nova Ranch in the wastelands of Texas not far from the historic Texas Chainsaw Massacre house. Prepare for Hell or Valhalla, from start to finish this carefully crafted album WILL KILL YOU!
“If you see him it’s much too late/Close your eyes, girl, accept your fate.” So goes the title-track hook of Duel’s Witchbanger. Released on a quick turnaround from last year’s debut, Fears of the Dead, the eight-track/34-minute swaggerfest delves into fantasy themes drawn from classic metal – hard not to look at six-minute closer “Tigers and Rainbows” and not think of Dio, at least thematically – but cuts like “Astro Gypsy” and “Heart of the Sun” in the record’s midsection build on the ‘70s loyalism of the first outing and find guitarist/vocalist Tom Frank, guitarist Jeff Henson, bassist/vocalist Shaun Avants and drummer JD Shadowz clear in their intentions in that regard. Though it takes a sizable grain of salt to get over that title, Duel’s heavy rock traditionalism comes complemented by efficient songwriting and a natural-sounding recording that’s neither completely retro nor totally modern but draws strength and fullness from both sides. A worthy and rousing follow-up.
Review from The Obelisk http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/tag/due...
1. Devil
2. Witchbanger
3. The Snake Queen
4. Astro Gypsy
5. Heart Of The Sun
6. Bed Of Nails
7. Cat’s Eye
8. Tigers And Rainbows
Support Duel by purchasing the album here https://heavypsychsoundsrecords.bandc...
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“If you see him it’s much too late/Close your eyes, girl, accept your fate.” So goes the title-track hook of Duel’s Witchbanger. Released on a quick turnaround from last year’s debut, Fears of the Dead, the eight-track/34-minute swaggerfest delves into fantasy themes drawn from classic metal – hard not to look at six-minute closer “Tigers and Rainbows” and not think of Dio, at least thematically – but cuts like “Astro Gypsy” and “Heart of the Sun” in the record’s midsection build on the ‘70s loyalism of the first outing and find guitarist/vocalist Tom Frank, guitarist Jeff Henson, bassist/vocalist Shaun Avants and drummer JD Shadowz clear in their intentions in that regard. Though it takes a sizable grain of salt to get over that title, Duel’s heavy rock traditionalism comes complemented by efficient songwriting and a natural-sounding recording that’s neither completely retro nor totally modern but draws strength and fullness from both sides. A worthy and rousing follow-up.
Review from The Obelisk http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/tag/due...
1. Devil
2. Witchbanger
3. The Snake Queen
4. Astro Gypsy
5. Heart Of The Sun
6. Bed Of Nails
7. Cat’s Eye
8. Tigers And Rainbows
Support Duel by purchasing the album here https://heavypsychsoundsrecords.bandc...
http://www.heavypsychsounds.com/shop....
https://www.facebook.com/DUELTEXAS/
https://www.facebook.com/HEAVYPSYCHSO...
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