Release
date: June
15th
2018. Label: Candlelight
Records.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
The
Wolf Bites Back
–
Tracklisting
1.
Sons Of Salem
2.
The Wolf Bites Back
3.
Renegade
4.
Swords Of Fire
5.
Ghosts Of The Primitives
6.
In Bocca Al Lupo
7.
Suicide Division
8.
The Stranger
9.
Burn The Ships
10.
Zeitgeist
Members
Ben
Ward - vocals
Joe
Hoare - guitars
Martyn
Willard - bass guitar
Chris
Turner - drums
Review
The
Wolf Bites Back' is Orange Goblin’s 9th studio album to date and it
is the perfect homage to Motörhead. Might be a strange way to start
a review this way but throughout most of this wax, these Londoners
carry an air of Motörhead mixed with their own sound and riffs,
licks and attitude which would make Lemmy proud. There's also a punk
vibe amidst the skull-crushing death-doom blended with the
Snaggletooth sound mentioned earlier. Perhaps Orange Goblin has
perfected their sound? From the moment I first heard them I have
loved them. However, this time around it feels as if they have found
home. Throughout everything feels so relaxed and unrestrained and it
sounds like guys had a blast recording this platter. And that’s
probably another reason why ‘The Wolf Bites Back’ is so damn
heavy and fabulous.
Even
when they let off the gas and step out of their box, there's a sense
of speed and determination which pile drives the songs home. Punch,
punch, punch as each song goes for the kill. Prime examples of this
are ‘Swords Of Fire’, ‘The Stranger’ and ‘Zeitgeist’.
These three bring variation to the album and makes it breath so
freely, yet they are in your face keeping you constantly on the toes.
And I love that!
Of
the ”proper” stompers, my favourites are ‘Ghost of The
Primitives’, ‘The Wolf Bites Back’, ‘Suicide Division’ and
‘Burn The Ship’. Full onslaught while taking no prisoners, Orange
Goblin storms the world with these songs and I’m floored. I simply
can’t stop laughing maniacally while thrashing around madly like a
lunatic to this, And this is the shit, peeps, no if’s or but’s
about it.
Some
diehards might object to ‘the Wolf Bites Back’ as being too
straightforward and easy. But that’s as far from the truth you can
get, if you ask me. Sure, this is a ball-buster from the word go but
the more you listen, the more there is to discover. And these
ever-changing nuances are wonderful and elevates the band further. At
the same time it is liberating to hear them go full throttle rocking
the world to oblivion in the process. Especially when it sound like
they have the time of their lives doing so. The wolf is back and he
is hungry for blood!
Words
by Håkan Nyman
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