Hellfire

91>100

What else should I say about this album?

London trio coming from the Brixton Pub continues to show why they are the most deranged band in the world. Not one single moment in this album is what you would call "calm and collected". But seeing this album cover and the name of their band, I don't know what you expected. That is the absolute genius of these 3 young British lads, not only their thinking does nothing but blow my mind, but it is their playing. Geordie Greep, the mind of the band, the main guitarist delivers 87% of the vocal duty on this art piece and his manic voice does what makes people turn 180 degrees. The vocalist is what you would call a mad musician, he dresses like a science teacher on stage and sounds like a complete bloke and you don't call that genius? Every single moment of this album that seems like it is about to calm down, it goes straight back up. If you search the guitar riffs on YouTube, you can see how insane they are, and you cannot believe he plays them while singing like the complete idiot he is, that is what you call "the best". Cameron Picton, the calmest of the band, the bass player sings on 2 of the tracks on Hellfire, and Cameron does not disappoint. Even if he doesn't have the erratic voice as Geordie, he still has the heart and spirit. He sings like he is a respectful little man greeting his spouse's family, but it is black midi, and that isn't the way of thinking when you think of them. For example, "Eat Men Eat". The outro of the song, he yelps like he is the captain dying and he makes it PERFECT. On "Still", he does his vocals like how a great man would, you know him. Ethereal instrumentals with the help of the other two madmen with Cameron's spotlight. He plays bass like a complete madman, all while having a straight face. Next, the best drummer of all time, Morgan Simpson. He's gotten best young drummer in 2015, and in this complex LP, you can see why. He plays like he is going to die tomorrow and he gives his all in all of the tracks like a true man would. His fills are completely superb, I can hear it from Geordie's "not in the right mind" playing. He stands out as the member and the "backbone of the band", which I completely agree with. Who else can do it like he can, he is one of a kind and every black midi fan can tell you that for sure. But the album as itself of course, all of the tracks has it own different story with a main character of Triston Bongo being in two of the tracks. It is nothing but perfection the 3 men do. There are many highlights in this album, and I will tell you nine.
1. "The Race Is About To Begin", every single part of the whole song, especially this line which made it cry, the delivery of it was the best thing I have ever heard from a man, "The rupture comes and leaves no stone unturned", and the riff starting from 3:29.
2. "27 Questions", the transition from verse 3 to verse 4.
3. "Sugar/Tzu", the last 27 seconds and the riff from 0:17 to 0:45, and the continuing playing afterwards
4. "Dangerous Liaisons", the start of verse 7.
5. The transitioning to each song to another.
6. "Eat Men Eat", where Captain camps in their chest, burning and burning.
7. "Still", the emotion and delivery of Cameron's vocals on verse 6.
8. "Welcome To Hell", this song is easily the best story on the album.
9. The intro, "Hellfire". It is the best intro to tell you what you are getting into. It telling you Geordie's manic voice and delivery, Simpson's unbelievable drumming, Cameron's impeccable bass playing from the shadows.
That is enough enough Goodbye goodbye Thank you