Back in 2002 when this album was originally released I was obsessed with this album, and I mean fucking obsessed, man! I pretty much played it non-stop for months on end and every opportunity I got to tell someone about it or play it for them I made sure it happened. Oddly (for reasons I don't understand) some years after its release I totally forgot about and it basically just sat on my CD shelf untouched for a long time. That is until a while back when a friend mentioned to me how it was his favorite album to listen to while working out, which naturally lead me to pulling the album out again, ripping it to the iPod and taking it to the gym for some lifting. Not only is it great for such places but it also made me remember just how freakin' awesome these Australian Antichrist's truly are.
Although originally formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1994 as K.K. Warslut's solo project it quickly became a full band, but by 2001 the members had relocated to various spots in Europe where they'd have a better opportunity to gain recognition. And I tell ya all four D666 full-lengths fucking rock, but this one right here, 'Cold Steel... For An Iron Age' dominates and fucking destroys everything in its path with a relentless onslaught of black, death and thrash metal!
Everything about Cold Steel rules; the colossal hair swirling head banging riffs, the shredding solos, the merciless aggressive power and drive behind it and the fist pumping scream-a-long catchiness. On this one D666 left out their past epic tendencies in favor of full on thrashy attack with razor edged thrash/death riffs with the occasional black-ish metal tremolo riffs, which hit the listener in a mangling ruthless manner. The music is very loud and manly sounding, which again brings me back to the weight lifting thing, but besides that its just great partying, energetic full on brutal bad ass fucking music!
The vocals mostly appear in a rasped black metal style, although some higher pitched rasps also exist as well as some lower growled parts. The gang shouts are present throughout most of the album and they add that classic thrashy fun to this record as well as plenty of catchiness. The drums roar away loudly, keeping the beat with plenty of drum rolls and the occasionally fills during the black metal parts, even sometimes serving as the energy behind the songs with their sheer power. The bass guitar on the other hand mostly just follows the guitars, but who cares since I'm usually doing something physical or drinking when I listen to this record, anyway (Fuck! Just emptied another bottle!).
At thirty five minutes and nine songs strong this whole beast is massive, but songs like, 'Black City - Black Fire,' 'Clenched Fist,' 'Sons of Perdition' and 'The Calling' just rip everything in their path apart.
Truly a classic in the new millennium and Destroyer 666's crowning achievement, 'Cold Steel... For An Iron Age' is better than whatever gay shit you call music. Fuck you and and listen to Destoryer 666 or die!
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