{"id":103388,"date":"2024-06-14T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T23:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=103388"},"modified":"2024-06-14T13:55:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T12:55:55","slug":"album-review-bus-the-unknown-secretary-we-are-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-bus-the-unknown-secretary-we-are-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"BUS THE UNKNOWN SECRETARY – We Are The Night (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BUS THE UNKNOWN SECRETARY
We Are The Night<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSound Effect (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Also known as BUS, this unusual gang of metalheads have been ploughing through the Greek metal scene with little praise, which is bizarre considering how good the quartet is. With album number three BUS must surely get the recognition they deserve outside of Greece because what they\u2019ve created here is akin to discovering a dust-ridden slice of 70s proto-doom alongside a nostalgic yet rainy New Wave Of British Heavy Metal 45rpm.<\/p>\n

Fronted by the primal Bill Politis \u2013 who rants on the title track, \u201cIt\u2019s street party, it\u2019s heavy, it\u2019s pure and it\u2019s rock n\u2019 roll, It is hot, it is steel and completely overload, I don\u2019t know, I don\u2019t care, I don\u2019t see, I don\u2019t want no fame forevermore, Just heavy metal sex and rock n\u2019 roll\u201d<\/em> \u2013 BUS manage to loiter in the basement of the garage rock files; a lo-fi dwelling dripping with punky snot, psychedelic sweat and the blood of doom. BUS is the sort of band whose sound just flows naturally, although such gloomy slides do tend to leave a trail of dirt on the ears.<\/p>\n

\u2018Rise Of The Fallen\u2019 is ominous doom, made all the steelier by the rattling bass of Efthimis Ragousis. Politis has a clear vocal style, one perfectly suited to a Black Sabbath<\/a>-style sombreness although veering more towards the both leathery n\u2019 stale biker rock of Saint Vitus. \u2018Rumours\u2019 is a good example of such stark, melancholic rolls of gloom as the guitars whine to the roof of gathering grey clouds. \u2018Somebody Spits On You\u2019 is more skittish in its short duration, almost classic mid-80s metal with a vein of oily speed and punk, whereas in contrast \u2018Under My Skin\u2019 is decidedly punky.<\/p>\n

For 33 minutes I was spellbound by this outing but again left scratching my head as to why they aren\u2019t more popular. Simply played maybe, but We Are The Night<\/em> really does grease the pipes and puts hair on your palms!<\/p>\n

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

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