{"id":102048,"date":"2023-11-24T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=102048"},"modified":"2023-12-13T11:16:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T11:16:15","slug":"ep-review-bullet-trauma-hunting-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-bullet-trauma-hunting-season\/","title":{"rendered":"BULLET TRAUMA &#8211; Hunting Season (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>BULLET TRAUMA<br \/>Hunting Season EP<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"title3\"><span style=\"color: #c80000;\">Self-released (2023)<\/span><br \/><strong>Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bullettrauma_huntingseasonep.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The promotional band photo I saw for these Finnish guys screams \u201ccrossover thrash\u201d \u2013 the shorts, the sleeveless shirts, hi-top boots etc. \u2013 and the sound doesn\u2019t disappoint either. Like a lot of bands of this ilk nowadays it would seem that the main inspiration is Power Trip. You get the bruising vocal retorts and the raging thrash riffs with their hardcore slant, and yet the sound in general has that streetwise snap.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve heard a band like Helsinki\u2019s Foreseen then you might know what expect as Bullet Trauma fire <a href=\"\/site\/slayer-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Slayer<\/a>-ized riffs like machine gun rattles. Couple this with a raw pedal d-beats and even hints of contemporary thrash fused with a vintage Sepultura energy and you are on to a winning formula.<\/p>\n<p>The seven tracks here pack quite a hefty punch, with my favourite being the robust opener \u2018Trapped In A Hole (Subterfuge)\u2019 which implements an interesting groove after the initial hostile outbursts. \u2018Hunting Grounds\u2019 is another top notch tune featuring an Anthrax-style of bruising chugging yet with a Sepultura vibe. And that\u2019s the intriguing theme here; a moshing brutality fused with a New York hardcore stomping.<\/p>\n<p>The mix of raw pace and slower, punchier aggression means that this debut EP remains catchy, even with its insistence on brawling. This is music for skating and eye-gouging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BULLET TRAUMAHunting Season EP Self-released (2023)Rating: 8\/10 The promotional band photo I saw for these Finnish guys screams \u201ccrossover thrash\u201d \u2013 the shorts, the sleeveless shirts, hi-top boots etc. \u2013 and the sound doesn\u2019t disappoint either. Like a lot of bands of this ilk nowadays it would seem that the main inspiration is Power Trip. 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