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Metal Monday #23 

Okay, just for the front and back covers alone I have to put up this Bulldozer - The Day Of Wrath lp for Metal Monday.  The front features one of the members dressed as a vampire being repelled by a big crucifix making a ridiculous face, which is funny enough, but the back has a promo photo of the band that is so priceless. I mean… just look, all 3 of them look so next level with mustaches, cut off shirts, aviator shades… I don’t even know what to say. Maybe it all adds up when you account for the fact that they’re Italian, and the horror movie tradition there is beyond camp.

As for the music on here - a very fine entry in the Motorhead/Venom/Hellhammer camp. Driving distorted bass metal. They definitely have at least, a decent amount more skill than Venom had at their height, and this also helps the songwriting a bit. Even though Venom were great songwriters and did cool stuff with very little, Bulldozer are able to use their technically superior chops to distinguish themselves, and keep songs interesting. I’m a big fan of the song Whiskey Time which has a classic example of an on-the-record drum solo, although it’s not a particularly good one. I assume the other 2 members drank whiskey during this part live. The song itself rips like any great punk/metal hybrid should and would seem as at home in the GBH catalog as Venom. Another killer cut is Welcome Death which is a slower track and opens up with a riff that sounds like it was written by Trouble.