{"id":21786,"date":"2014-08-15T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=21786"},"modified":"2014-09-30T15:32:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T15:32:47","slug":"album-review-blood-god-blood-is-my-trademark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-blood-god-blood-is-my-trademark\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOOD GOD – Blood Is My Trademark (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BLOOD GOD
Blood Is My Trademark<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMassacre (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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First thing\u2019s first, do not confuse this bunch of German metalheads with the Dutch death metal band of the same name. This particular Blood God delivers high energy rock \u2019n\u2019 roll that reeks of AC\/DC from its vocal rasps to its anthemic choruses, the only real difference being that this bunch opts for a harder hitting, almost thrashy-edged style of metal which also recalls the molten metal mayhem of Accept, U.D.O. and the likes.<\/p>\n

First off, we must revel in the fiery anger of the main ten tracks. Well, from the off it is a riotous, rollicking affair; \u2018Slaughterman\u2019 is an immediately infectious, AC\/DC on crack, pumped up affair of ravaging riffs and crazy solos. If anyone has seen the promotional video, then one can only bathe in the blood-spattered buffoonery of a sweat-soaked metal uproar that is at once melodic and more importantly, fun to be around. <\/p>\n

This is storming, straight down the line galloping metal deemed the more stripped down, and denim-clad version of Thomas Gurrath\u2019s Debauchery. Balls to the wall, hands in the air, sweat on the brow, head-banging, chest-pounding, blood-spitting tumultuous rock \u2019n\u2019 roll that comes two years after the band\u2019s 2012 debut No Brain. But Balls!<\/em>, it\u2019s a record that should thrill anyone with a penchant for all manner of bands, whether contemporary or very much in metal\u2019s past. Throughout this smouldering wreckage of an opus I can hear hints of Helloween, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and of course the more modern sounds of, say, Airbourne. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s all rather basic but it sure knows how to put on a party, from the clanking \u2018The Monstermaker\u2019 where the vocals really do imitate Brian Johnson (AC\/DC), while \u2018Defenders Of The Throne Of Fire\u2019 seems to ape the Aussie rockers to an even more criminal level than Kingdom Come\u2019s celebrated mimicry of Led Zeppelin<\/a> back in the late 80s. <\/p>\n

Riff-wise it\u2019s as if Angus Young has left his guitar lying around and once married with that thumping percussion it becomes nigh on impossible to look beyond AC\/DC, but for all the comparisons there are some half-decent rockers on show here, particularly the slow-burning \u2018Warhordes From The Underworld\u2019 with its opening solo whine and crashing percussive introduction. I also enjoyed the plodding \u2018Sexy Music For Sexy People\u2019 with its hints of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, and I even found myself nodding along to the brooding atmosphere of \u2018World Of Blood Gods\u2019 and the jaunty \u2018Mr. Kill\u2019.<\/p>\n

Although completely lacking originality, Blood God\u2019s latest truck load of metal is one probably best enjoyed after a drunken night out. Other than that though, in spite of its enthusiasm I see no real reason to enjoy this album much after a few spins, suggesting this has a limited shelf-life. I see no reason either for the band to include a complete bonus disc showcasing the album once again but with extra Debauchery \u201cdeath metal voice\u201d added. This alone suggests this is just one big gimmick, and for every half-decent riff and angst-ridden vocal yelp, this album just screams of comedy.<\/p>\n

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

BLOOD GODBlood Is My Trademark Massacre (2014)Rating: 6\/10 First thing\u2019s first, do not confuse this bunch of German metalheads with the Dutch death metal band of the same name. This particular Blood God delivers high energy rock \u2019n\u2019 roll that reeks of AC\/DC from its vocal rasps to its anthemic choruses, the only real difference […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1442],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-blood-god"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21786"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21800,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21786\/revisions\/21800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}