{"id":49330,"date":"2015-05-14T18:47:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T23:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=49330"},"modified":"2015-05-14T18:48:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T23:48:03","slug":"evil-invaders-pulses-of-pleasure-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/evil-invaders-pulses-of-pleasure-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Evil Invaders | Pulses of Pleasure<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"EvilBelgian Speed Metal upstarts Evil Invaders delivered their full-length debut album, titled Pulses of Pleasure<\/em>, earlier this year. Beneath a wicked-looking cover that brings to mind the classic early \u201890s Death Metal covers, Pulses of Pleasure<\/em> offers up a high-speed dose of \u201880s-inspired Heavy Metal for the Metal thrashing mad. They\u2019re kind of an odd man out on a label like Napalm, which usually serves up Symphonic and Gothic Metal bands, but it\u2019s good to see old school bands like this grab some label attention.<\/p>\n

Falling somewhere between the retro thrash of bands like Fueled by Fire and Bonded by Blood and the classic speed metal of Razor and Exciter, Evil Invaders comes out of the gate with a full-on Metal assault. Pulses of Pleasure is all machine gun rhythms, blistering solos, dark, aggressive lyrics and high-pitched vocals that will make you wonder what it would sound like if Blitz Ellsworth sang on an Exciter album. Actually, the vocals are what stand out the most about this album, and they\u2019re not going to be to everyone\u2019s liking. After a few songs you start to need a break from it. Perhaps another instrumental like \u201cBlinded\u201d after the third track might have helped.<\/p>\n

Vocal issues aside, and assuming you\u2019re OK with the fact that Evil Invaders sticks pretty close to the thrash\/speed rulebook, Pulses of Pleasure does have some gems, particularly the opening anthem \u201cFast, Loud \u2018n Rude,\u201d the electrifying \u201cStairway to Insanity\u201d and the Helstar-sounding closer \u201cMaster of Illusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

If bands like Exciter, Overkill, Helstar and even Liege Lord are your thing, Evil Invaders should not disappoint. Likewise if you\u2019re into the new breed of speed\/thrashers like Bonded by Blood, Enforcer and Skull Fist you\u2019ll want to give Pulses of Pleasure a listen. It\u2019s not perfect, but there is still plenty here to get heads banging.<\/p>\n

Genre: Thrash Metal, Speed Metal<\/p>\n

Lineup:
\nSam Lemmens (g)
\nSenne Jacobs (d)
\nJohannes \u201cJoe\u201d Van Audenhove (g) (v)
\nNico Beekwilder (b)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tFast, Loud \u2018n Rude
\n2.\tPulses of Pleasure
\n3.\tEclipse of the Mind
\n4.\tSiren
\n5.\tStairway to Insanity
\n6.\tShot to Paradise
\n7.\tVenom
\n8.\tBlinded
\n9.\tMaster of Illusion<\/p>\n

Label: Napalm Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.facebook.com\/evilinvaders<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 7\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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