{"id":101624,"date":"2023-09-15T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=101624"},"modified":"2023-09-26T11:34:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T10:34:05","slug":"album-review-blood-python-thunder-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-blood-python-thunder-city\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOOD PYTHON – Thunder City (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BLOOD PYTHON
Thunder City<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here is an album I\u2019ve been waiting patiently for. Norway\u2019s Blood Python were on my radar as soon as they issued their Acheron<\/em><\/a> debut which was one of my favourite releases of 2022. It was dressed up like some obscure 80s throwback and enticed me into its folds. Imagine my joy and excitement then to have a full-length follow-up so soon in my lap.<\/p>\n

Thunder City<\/em> is proof that sole member M. Horn is a real talent who deserves your attention. Impact is immediate as opener \u2018Witch\u2019s Brew\u2019 slithers from the basement with a sizzling guitar tone that wouldn\u2019t be out of place on M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce<\/a>\u2019s Shout At The Devil<\/em> album. The vocals are a sinister whisper of sorts, creeping their way up the stairs and into the dusty attic. The sound is very much embedded in the mid-80s as the mid-tempo riffs combine with a steady drum before the snaking solo.<\/p>\n

\u2018Omens\u2019 ups the pace (slightly) and is another trudging manifestation of darkness. Everything is kept simple yet effective resulting in the sort of spookily-clad metal any 80s kid would have been desperate to hear. Dripping with menace and somewhat doomy by design, the album rumbles through \u2018The Wolves Ain\u2019t Far Behind\u2019, which again offers a fiery trudge, and into the traditional effects of \u2018Conqueror\u2019 and the equally mesmeric \u2018Empire\u2019 with its stark percussive taps and menacing glare.<\/p>\n

This is pure, lethal and at times foreboding heavy metal summed up by the majestic \u2018Swamp Sacrifice\u2019, which boasts the fluidity and spectral nature of Ghost. \u2018Lord Of Night\u2019 serves up more ghoulish trudging as again the vocals echo like spectral vapours swirling around crooked gravestones. \u2018The Gods That Fell To Earth\u2019 closes the album and showcases the unorthodox nature of Blood Python because it\u2019s a song that mixes Gothic nuances with organ-laced rock that wrenches itself from the 70s mire.<\/p>\n

The new Blood Python release is peculiar and yet utterly compelling in its macabre wonder. However, Thunder City<\/em> isn\u2019t far removed from last year\u2019s debut and its distinct lack of pace may irk some. The creeping nature of both records, while suspenseful, could also suggest that Blood Python is of limited shelf life because while the releases exude a menace, the novelty may be at risk of wearing thin. Even so, at this present time Blood Python remains a dimension of shadows and spectre worth visiting. Let\u2019s just hope the ghost train doesn\u2019t lose its appeal and that the frights stay fresh.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BLOOD PYTHONThunder City Self-released (2023)Rating: 8\/10 Here is an album I\u2019ve been waiting patiently for. Norway\u2019s Blood Python were on my radar as soon as they issued their Acheron debut which was one of my favourite releases of 2022. It was dressed up like some obscure 80s throwback and enticed me into its folds. Imagine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,5128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-blood-python"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101625,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101624\/revisions\/101625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}