{"id":50778,"date":"2015-12-22T08:52:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T13:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=50778"},"modified":"2015-12-22T08:52:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T13:52:36","slug":"wulfhook-the-impaler-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/wulfhook-the-impaler-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Wulfhook | The Impaler<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Sr. Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Wulfhook\"After a series of well-received demo releases, Detroit-based Heavy\/Power Metal band Wulfhook finally unleashed their full-length debut album this year. It\u2019s titled The Impaler<\/em>, and as the fierce metallic beast on the cover suggests, it\u2019s a monster of a metal album.<\/p>\n

Wulfhook, like a lot of up and coming American bands, plays straight-up, old school, denim and leather heavy metal. The razor sharp riffs \u201cMetal\u201d Matt Martin lays down here are very similar to what you\u2019d hear on a Twisted Tower Dire or Seven Witches album, and the headbanging rhythms channel the classic Judas Priest sound. It\u2019s vocalist Jeff \u201cSling\u201d Schlinz who steals the show though. With his range and sheer power he sounds like an American Ralf Scheepers, giving the album an early Primal Fear vibe, which is definitely not a bad thing.<\/p>\n

The Impaler<\/em> is pure steel from start to finish. As soon as the misleadingly tranquil opening strain of the title track gives way and the riffs kick in, you know this is something special. \u201cThe Impaler,\u201d Bridge Burner\u201d and \u201cDevil\u2019s Harlot\u201d are perfect examples of how a modern band can play an old school sound and do it without sounding like a parody. \u201cTormentor\u201d is the album\u2019s \u201cPainkiller,\u201d and is as good a pure heavy metal song as you\u2019re likely to hear all year. The album closes with a Metal-studded cover of Van Halen\u2019s classic \u201cAtomic Punk,\u201d which is a fun way to wind things down.<\/p>\n

Wulfhook is the perfect example of a just under the radar American band outshining the best of what the more established bands have to offer. There probably isn\u2019t a better pure heavy metal album this year than The Impaler<\/em>. If you\u2019re a die-hard fan of bands like Judas Priest, Acccept, Primal Fear, Helstar and Twisted Tower Dire, it\u2019s time for you to join the Wulfpack!<\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal, Power Metal<\/p>\n

Lineup:
\nJeff Schlinz (v)
\nMatt Martin (g) (b)
\nJeff Ditner (d)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tThe Impaler
\n2.\tBrutal Nightmare
\n3.\tThrough the Darkness
\n4.\tBridge Burner
\n5.\tSamara\u2019s Well
\n6.\tEternal
\n7.\tSacrifice
\n8.\tDevil\u2019s Harlot
\n9.\tTormentor
\n10.\tAtomic Punk<\/p>\n

Label: Divebomb Records<\/p>\n

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

Hardrock Haven Rating: 8.75\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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