Hellratz - www.myspace.com/hellratzpunx
Rattengift (released 2007)
Razorblade Music - www.razorblade-music.com
Punkcore Records - www.punkcoredirect.com
Other than the chorus of one track, "Fuck The Media", this entire album is in German. This one song, about saying fuck the media (duh), it a pounding grizzled punk track that stands out on this ten song album, not just for the English, but also for the incredibly fast delivery by the drums, guitars and vocals. Hellratz are not slow jammers, these guys keep their foot on the accelerator for all thirty-three plus minutes of this album. Here's the kicker, the band is full of teenagers! These guys are fucking good too! Until I read the promo sheet with the album, you'd never have guessed the age of these renegades. The vocals are well developed, again the guitars and drums are set on a tempo that can only be compared to a run away freight train high on speed and Monster. All ten of these songs are pounding masterpieces that well propel the band to greater heights once this album hits full force in the States, well that and the addition of a more common language... I think that's the only thing holding the band back, is the inability by the masses beyond Germany to understand their lyrics. As soon as the band can break through that barrier, there won't be a lot that can stop them. Incredibly fast paced, obnoxiously loud and without compare, Hellratz have delivered a dramatically spectacular album full of the hardest punk rock tunes ever unloaded upon an unsuspecting punk rock planet. Insanely fast, if you don't get on board, this trio is going to run rip shod completely over you in their quest for domination of the hardcore punk rock scene. Don't miss out if you're a fan of drums that never seem to stop, guitars that just completely shred your senses and a throat searing vocals meant for a lion rather than a teenager. Fucking awesome! -MG |
