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Artist......: Leatherhead
Album.......: Violent Horror Stories
Year........: 2026
Genre.......: Heavy Metal
Type........: Album
Label.......: No Remorse Records
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (24bit)
Quality.....: 1831kbps / 48 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 8 tracks
Playtime....: 00:37:37
Size........: 491.2 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-07-08
S.Date......: 2026-02-13
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/kz0atj1o4dvci
01. V.h.s. 3:35
02. Summoning the Dead 3:22
03. The Visitors 4:50
04. Children of the Beast 7:11
05. Incubus 4:56
06. Crimson Eyes 4:38
07. Something Evil (This Way Comes) 5:19
08. Dreamcatcher 3:48
Speed Metal from Greece, based on Horror stories, guess
that the name will tell you something. This is their
second album, and it has a lot of energy recalling
heroes of the past like HEATHEN, REALM, RIOT, AGENT
STEEL and similar glories, in a time when it was Heavy
Metal played at high speed with the obvious twin guitar
attack that MAIDEN / PRIEST were doing the rules for.
And add a vocalist that can do high pitched singing and
we have a winning number. And that is what this band is
doing here. Back in the '80s the main difference between
Speed Metal and Thrash Metal was that Speed was closer
to traditional Heavy Metal, while Thrash was heavier and
deadlier. Also the more melodic the vocals were, the
more it was Speed Metal. Some bands used both types in
their music. But I guess the more and more use of
galloping riffs is what makes a band differ from
traditional Metal. In this case the band plays Speed
Metal with some Heavy Metal sounds, no they do it pretty
well. At times, this sounds so '80s that it's scary!
Their use of varios tempos and speeds gives this album
and the listener more that just same sons with same
speed and different riffs. Oh, and we have some very
good guitar players and very nice solos here. Many Speed
Metal albums have the mandatory ballad (well, some
Thrash bands with Speed sounds also used them but way
less). Here we have 'Children Of The Beast' and it shows
a heavy QUEENSRYCHE sound and influence which is always
something very good in my book. At the end of the day
many riffs here, many vocal hooks, not many things
reminded me of my heroes that this is becoming a
mandatory purchase for those who were seeking Metal
where Facebook and computers were not in sight. Killer
Speed Metal that talks about killers and kills
everything in sight with killer vocals and obviously
killer riffs. The '80s are back and with a vengeance
record in 2026. And yes, it's time for more movies in
VHS!