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Artist......: Hellfuck
Album.......: 9 Nails Hammered Into the Flesh of God
Year........: 2026
Genre.......: Thrash Metal
Type........: Album
Label.......: Independent
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (24bit)
Quality.....: 1751kbps / 44.1 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 9 tracks
Playtime....: 00:31:55
Size........: 399.3 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-07-03
S.Date......: 2026-03-13
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/esr19p3rgitx7
01. Self-Cheat Absolution 2:37
02. Master of Decaying World 3:17
03. The Final Nuclear Gaze 3:18
04. Rebel Desecration 3:49
05. Wonderful Stench of Death 3:40
06. The Scourge of Existence 3:13
07. Destroyer of Heaven 2:46
08. Holy Whore_s Prayer 4:01
09. The Temple of Deceit Burns Bright 5:14
For those uninitiated, you are going to get VERY
predominant Kreator and late-era Slayer vibes. You will
notice it immediately in the vocals of 'Skullripper'. He
has an angrier rasp very similar to our good fellow
Mille Petrozza. Also of note is that ┬╛ of the band are
part of Azarath. They have eschewed Black Metal
influences and adopted the sound of those aforementioned
bands for this particular project. Musically, it is
running the same path as those that they are, for the
most part, emulating.
Throughout the album's 9 tracks, you can make the
comparisons and hear the similarities, so you can safely
say where their influences lie. It makes a case for one
to say just where or what their own sound is. I will say
this, tho, the addition of Inferno to the ranks has
upped the dynamic and quality of their songwriting.
Where, for the most part, the band's material could be
considered standard Blackened Thrash, but now with
Inferno behind the kit, it definitely adds those
air-drumming moments. Which I am 90% sure you all will
be doing plenty of at any given moment.
Another thing I appreciated on the current release is
the addition of minor keyboard flourishes being added to
the mix. They appear on various songs and in subtle
ways. I would say the final track 'The Temple of Deciet
Burns Bright' is where you will notice it primarily. It
leans greatly into the atmosphere of the closing track.
They are also buried low in the mix, so they are not
taking center stage, like, say, in a Dimmu Borgir sort
of way, but they bring forth a bit of spice to the
proceedings and add a welcome texture to the songs
themselves.
So if you can get past the name and possibly their
slightly derivative approach to the genre, you will find
their material to be engaging for the most part, but
just don't expect the world to be set on fire.