{"id":104149,"date":"2024-10-25T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=104149"},"modified":"2024-10-30T11:47:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T11:47:30","slug":"album-review-butcher-on-fowl-of-tyrant-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-butcher-on-fowl-of-tyrant-wing\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00dcTCHER – On Fowl Of Tyrant Wing (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

B\u00dcTCHER
On Fowl Of Tyrant Wing<\/strong><\/span>
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\nOsmose Productions (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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2024 produces another slice of cool album art (courtesy of Kris Verwimp) this time from B\u00fctcher, the Antwerp, Belgium-based quintet who are now on their third full-length opus. If you\u2019re not familiar with the works of vocalist R Hellshrieker and lead guitarist KK Ripper then now is the time to be scorched. They are joined by KV Bonecrusher who was bassist from 2022 but has since switched to guitar, while the two newest members, drummer R Voidsmasher and bassist AK Nosferat\u00f6r, complete the current line-up.<\/p>\n

So, with cover art occupying your eyes, lend your ears to short introduction \u2018A Divine Wind\u2019 which is followed by seven chunks of blasphemous blackened speed which sound like they were wrenched from the stinking pits of 1985. You\u2019ll find a whole screaming horde of bands dishing out similar aesthetics, but the ravenous B\u00fctcher is a different brood. The band channel New Wave Of British Heavy Metal vibes which they pit with strange and dramatic King Diamond echoes, especially in the satanic squawks of Mr Hellshrieker who is like some soul possessed by many voices.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let the cheesy track titles such as \u2018A Sacrifice To Satan\u2019s Spawn\u2019 and \u2018Keep The Steele (Flamin\u2019 Hot)\u2019 put you off, after all this is the band who named their first two albums Bestial F\u00fckkin\u2019 Warmachine<\/em> (2017) and 666 Goats Carry My Chariot<\/em> (2020)! Instead, revel among the toxic clouds of \u2018Speed Metal Samurai\u2019, a gloriously old school and destructive slice that marries the likes of Sodom, Destruction, vintage Iron Maiden, Venom and Tank.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the theme throughout; rusty gallops from iron horses which strides across oxidized landscapes, all led by the snarling yelps of their master. \u2018Blessed By The Blade\u2019 is equally as maniacal as B\u00fctcher step on the gas and burn rubber with a tirade of sizzling leads and hectic percussion.<\/p>\n

\u2018Koraktor\u2019s Iron Rule\u2019 reminds me of UK occult thrashers Sabbat, more so in the sniping vocals and snappy axe work. And yet within the layers of speed and black dust there are such moments of cleverness and conniving as \u2018A Gypsy\u2019s Tale (Of Sex And Seance)\u2019 begins oh so wistfully before the ensuing evil march and death metal grunts.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no doubt that B\u00fctcher keeps the listener on their toes, sucking them up in a swirling vortex of silt and sediment before almost comforting them with a warm NWOBHM-styled volley as exhibited on the excellent \u2018A Sacrifice To Satan\u2019s Spawn\u2019. Three albums in and this clan of lunatics should be on the radar of anyone who dares call themselves a metal fan. All hail B\u00fctcher.<\/p>\n

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

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