{"id":105654,"date":"2025-10-31T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=105654"},"modified":"2025-11-13T09:45:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:45:52","slug":"album-review-creeper-crushing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-creeper-crushing\/","title":{"rendered":"CREEPER – Crushing (2025) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

CREEPER
\nCrushing<\/strong><\/span>
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\nNo Life \u2019Til Metal (2025)<\/span>
\nRating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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With their second full-length album, Texan band Creeper returns after a 13 year absence with a disappointing slice of groove thrash. Very much dated in sound, Crushing<\/em> hardly lives up to its name as the Dallas act churns out a mid-to-late 90s generic metal that panders to the likes of Pantera.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s the routine macho vocal yelps of Texx Duncan or the tried and no longer trusted riffs, but this is a record that just gets my back up from the off. Songs such as \u2018The River\u2019 and \u2018Crushing\u2019 have been floating around for a while, and they sum up the sound of Creeper. The riffs are heavy, simplistically trudging with a dollop of streetcore attached. \u2018The River\u2019 contains some of the most childish lyrics I\u2019ve heard in a while (\u201cI took a walk by the river today, that old southern sun was beating down on me\u201d<\/em>) as Duncan attempts to convince me of the band\u2019s sincerity of urban mosh.<\/p>\n

The opening title track showcases the bludgeoning power of axe team Paul and Jimi Fritz who keep things simple yet confrontational as Duncan barks: \u201cSo what the fuck do I do, after all that you put me through\u201d<\/em>. Surely other listeners are cringing at some of these lyrics? Anyway, as the album unravels one hears a mix of Slayer<\/a>, White Zombie, Corrosion Of Conformity and the aforementioned Pantera. There\u2019s little to be inspired by the formulaic grinds and scowling drip with a southern metal angst for the most part\u2019 while \u2018Big Bad Wolf\u2019 is archetypal modern featureless thrash.<\/p>\n

Chuggernaught \u2018Ten Bells\u2019 \u2013 inspired by the crimes of London\u2019s Jack The Ripper \u2013 will appeal to the headbangers no doubt. The drums of Kurtis Lawrence are tough pounds that echo through the skull, and there\u2019s a tidy solo to contend with. \u2018White Devil\u2019 is choppy and to the point, \u2018Screamin\u2019 Demon\u2019 is very similar to Pantera, especially with Duncan\u2019s rasps, and \u2018The Siege\u2019 does well to pick up the face.<\/p>\n

Crushing<\/em> is not an album that excites though, Creeper flexing the muscles but to little effect. Had this been released in 1995 this might\u2019ve achieved its aim, but decades later Creeper sound sterile.<\/p>\n

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

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