Dead Alive In Texas - Tracklisting
1. Let Them Bleed
2. New Normal
3. Rememberance Demon
4. Demons Speak
5. Song For The Ferryman
6. Monolith
7. Liber Ad Christ Milites Temple
8. Chosen One
9. Ace Of Spades
Members
Stephen Bishop - Vocals / Guitar
Todd "The Bird" Connally - Lead Guitar
Dave " Uncle Dave" Crow - Bass
Johnny Lightening - Drums
Review
Texan Powerhouse Doom/Stoner Metallers Thunder Horse are paying true homage to the legendary bands of the 1970’s Hard Rock and Heavy Metal scene by delivering their new live album Dead Alive In Texas. Taking a similar approach where bands would release three studio albums before unleashing a classic LIVE album. Thunder Horse have achieved that goal by releasing three critically acclaimed releases and now they’re forging ahead of releasing a great live album of their own.
Dead Alive In Texas sees the band play their vintage blend of Thrash, Doom, Sludge, Stoner based grooves to a highly appreciative audience within Cibolo, Texas. The whole sound of the record is a perfect sounding homage to classic albums such as Thin Lizzy, Peter Frampton, KISS and Led Zepp. The whole tone and atmosphere of Dead Alive In Texas lives and breathes 1970’s Classic Hard Rock attitude even when the song has a modern THRASHIER and STONER based sound.
Thunder Horse play an assortment of tracks from their three albums with lead vocalist Stephen Bishop in fine form throughout especially on tracks such as: Let Them Bleed, The New Normal, Demons Speak, Song For The Ferryman, Liber Ad Christ Milites Temple and the barnstorming rendition of the MOTORHEAD classic - Ace Of Spades.
The album is quite outlandish and way over the top especially with how the audience reactions take centre stage when the band are playing HEAVY DOOMED OUT grooves with a Garage Rock/Punk Rock attitude. However, this all works and allows the album to fully sell the illusion of this album being the perfect homage to a true sounding LIVE ALBUM from the 1970’s and not 2024.
You start to realize how Thunder Horse are “masters of their craft” by the outstanding selection of hits chosen to play for this album. Thunder Horse generates a DEVILISH and OCCULT based vibe within this performance with the intense grooves played by the whole album whilst being quite aggressively modern at the same time.
Dead Alive In Texas is first rate entertainment which offers a “NO FUCKS GIVEN” unapologetic attitude which the classic LIVE albums of the 1970’s all demonstrated and THUNDER HORSE deserve applause for demonstrating this style of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal still exists whilst offering the listener a great time throughout.
Thunder Horse are proving once again why they’re becoming one of the PREMIER bands from the Texan Doom/Stoner Metal scene and this record just solidifies that reputation. Ripple Music are releasing this “BAD-ASS” record and you know what to expect with the power of that great label running the show. A truly superb sounding record that blasts the competition out of the water.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the promo.
Dead Alive In Texas will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Ripple Music from Friday 05th July 2024.
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