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Artist......: Mean Mistreater
Album.......: Razor Wire
Year........: 2024
Genre.......: Heavy Metal
Type........: Album
Label.......: Independent
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (16bit)
Quality.....: 1003kbps / 44.1 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 8 tracks
Playtime....: 00:27:03
Size........: 194.0 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-07-15
S.Date......: 2024-02-02
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/os9dqpu1v4q5a
01. Forget It 3:11
02. Razor Wire 3:02
03. Visions 3:12
04. Waiting to Die 3:32
05. Let 'Em Roll 3:01
06. Bleeding the Night 3:49
07. One by One 3:11
08. Bedevil 4:05
Formed in 2023, MEAN MISTREATER are a heavy metal band
from Austin, Texas. Armed with heart-racing riffs and
powerful vocals, they meld classic heavy metal with
retro hard rock, inspired by bands like Chastain,
Warlock, and W.A.S.P. In 2023, their debut single,
"Bleeding The Night," was named "Metal's Song of the
Summer" by Stereogum.com. Then, in early 2024, the band
self-released their debut album, Razor Wire, featuring
"Bleeding the Night" alongside seven other tracks.
Right from its opening seconds, Razor Wire exudes
excitement and good-fucking-times every step of the way.
While undoubtedly early '80s traditional metal by
nature, the quintet don't forget the hard rock
foundation of so much early metal, and indeed ROCK OUT
with the zip & zeal of prime Thin Lizzy and early Cirith
Ungol. Indeed, that throwback nature isn't so much an
affection as an overall attitude: the recording's warm
and analog and fully HUMAN, never overloading the senses
with sterile tones that are too much too often; the
rhythm section provides the pounding pulse, steady and
straightforward, but just as commandingly plays
counterpart to the dazzling twin-axe attack; and
frontwoman Janiece Gonzalez drives the point home with
her gritty-yet-soulful voice, at times reminding of a
young Suzi Quatro but always illustrating each song's
inner drama with bluesy aplomb. And then, at a little
less than a half hour, Razor Wire's over and it's time
to hit the back alleys with it again!
Embodying that "American Metal" that Lizzy Borden sagely
sang about so long ago, with no jingoism attached nor
intended, MEAN MISTREATER fly the flag prouder than ever
now with this new worldwide edition of Razor Wire!