{"id":13469,"date":"2013-08-04T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2013-08-04T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=13469"},"modified":"2013-09-03T16:45:27","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T16:45:27","slug":"album-review-speedtrap-powerdose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-speedtrap-powerdose\/","title":{"rendered":"SPEEDTRAP – Powerdose (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPEEDTRAP
Powerdose<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSvart (2013)<\/span>
Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Finland\u2019s Speedtrap aren\u2019t exactly the masters of their disguise. As soon as I saw the band name I was thinking that this must be some type of thrash band, or at the very least, a pacey old school metal combo \u2013 and I wasn\u2019t wrong.<\/p>\n

Speedtrap is a volatile quartet who\u2019ve spent the last 20 years or so raiding their dad\u2019s record collections in search of molten metal to inspire them. At times this short, sharp and sweet eight-track album attempts to sum up all that is great about heavy metal by combining three main ingredients \u2013 thrash, punk and New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. It\u2019s the sort of record that\u2019ll have droves of spotty teenagers adorning themselves in newly purchased denim jackets and ordering Judas Priest patches \u2013 well, that\u2019s what we did back in the 80s!<\/p>\n

This is a furious slap of a record that passes by in under half-an-hour and not once does it let its foot off the gas. The vocals of Jori Sara-aho are impressive to say the least; wrenched from the old school of metal warbling they combine Iron Maiden\u2019s Bruce Dickinson with Judas Priest\u2019s Rob Halford together with a nice dose of thrashing menace in-between.<\/p>\n

This, coupled with those rampant Ville Valavuo guitars and Miika Ker\u04d3nen\u2019s speedy drums, means that Speedtrap are about as slow as Speedy Gonzalez. All revved up and ready to go they clatter and gallop through a selection of fist-pounding, sweat-inducing tracks such as \u2018Ready To Strike\u2019, \u2018Out Of Time, Out Of Line\u2019, \u2018Battlecry\u2019 and \u2018No Sympathy\u2019, all boasting a punky vibe complete with rather predictable lyrics, which for the most part describe \u201chaving it large\u201d, to coin a phrase.<\/p>\n

Powerdose<\/em> is very much metal that is \u201chavin\u2019 it\u201d and that\u2019s its only aim; to shake, rattle and roll with such fury that once it\u2019s over you\u2019ll be throwing your head under a tap in need of cool relief. The guitars flail at quite a pace, with riffs that are hostile yet harmless at the same time, while the bass is driving and the drums hurtle by like a jet. It\u2019s all very much no thrills metal but the sort of metal we\u2019ve heard countless times before, and despite its fist-in-the-air attitude it rarely offers a track we can get our teeth into.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure that live these guys will be the ideal support band to whip a crowd up into frenzy, but if I wanted hyper Iron Maiden then I\u2019d simply slap Piece Of Mind<\/em> (1983) on at 45rpm for a laugh. Powerdose<\/em> does have the creaky quality of an obscure British metal record you might\u2019ve found at a record fair many years ago, but like so many of those old releases it can be quite a bland affair despite its direct approach. Speedtrap are all guns blazing indeed, but all too soon running out of ammunition.<\/p>\n

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

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