I love metal when it’s good. The only problem is that 95% of it is total crap. Dude, admit it. But once in a while some band comes to you out of the blue for some serious ass-kicking time. And you’re like: “Fuck yeah, I love metal!”. Iron Age riffing sounds as inspired as the thrashing idols of our teen days, when “Master Of Puppets” and “Bonded By Blood” were spinning 24/7. So this is old-school yeah, but a million times better than any hipster retro-thrash bands because Iron Age does not only summon the spirit of the past but also adds some ferocious psychedelic doomy ambience to the 8 tracks of the album. And they really don’t give a damn about vintage production as well: the sound on “The Sleeping Eye” is the equivalent of a constant ice-pick attack on your neck. Sharp and limpid as hell. So it looks like tight jeans, bandana and high-top sneakers sure, but also smells like a fucking lousy basement drenched in sweat, rust and iron. “The Sleeping Eye” will sound familiar to you, it will remind you of your best memories, when you were stage-diving over your parents’ couch with two drunken friends. Now that this bullshit retro-thrash trend is coming to an end, it’s so good to stumble upon a band who doesn’t mix the fact of having influences with being a stupid parody. This is not a gimmick, this is pure fucking metal, the way it is supposed to be. Very, very good. Check this out.
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Yeah! Awesome fucking record!