{"id":16883,"date":"2017-02-20T01:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T06:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=16883"},"modified":"2022-01-06T19:49:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T00:49:50","slug":"album-review-striker-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=16883","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Striker &#8211; Striker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Striker &#8211; Striker<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Release Date:<\/strong> February 24, 2017<br \/>\n<strong>Label<\/strong>: Record Breaking Records<\/p>\n<p>2017 is shaping to be a fucking massive year for metal releases and riding ahead of the pack is the latest release from Striker. The NWOTHM masters have returned with a self-titled album. I\u2019m guessing it\u2019s self-titled because they couldn\u2019t fit, \u201cHoly fuck this album will melt your lame ass face off\u201d on the spine. Either way, they should\u2019ve named it that because that\u2019s exactly what it does. From the opening track \u201cFormer Glory\u201d to the shredtastic thrashadellic sweetness of \u201cCurse of the Dead\u201d, Striker is nine songs of epic classic metal that is well produced and expertly executed.<\/p>\n<p>Listening to this album in a lot of ways pissed me off. Why? Because it just fucking kills me that this band isn\u2019t fucking huge. \u201cBorn to Lose\u201d could have easily been a hit had it been released back in 1990 and that\u2019s no lie. \u201cShadows in the Light\u201d is the showstopper here as Striker showcases their ability to exercise quite a few of their influences all in one song. Dan Cleary is hands down one of my current favorite vocalists and why this guy isn\u2019t raved about more is beyond me.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/39j6gazeWKo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Why are shitty bands like Steel Panther out there playing their shitty comedy metal to thousands while Striker is melting faces in front of 40 people? It never ceases to amaze and piss me off that a band like Striker gets so sadly overlooked but I love that it doesn\u2019t seem to faze them. If anything it seems to make the play harder, write stronger material, and put on live shows that leave a lasting impact on each and every person who sees them. Striker without a doubt captures the band\u2019s live energy with easy which is something that many bands struggle to get. It\u2019s albums like this that remind me why I love heavy metal so fucking much. I mean, how can you not when you hear shit this fucking good?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Striker &#8211; Striker Release Date: February 24, 2017 Label: Record Breaking Records 2017 is shaping to be a fucking massive year for metal releases and riding ahead of the pack is the latest release from Striker. The NWOTHM masters have returned with a self-titled album. I\u2019m guessing it\u2019s self-titled because they couldn\u2019t fit, \u201cHoly fuck this album will melt your lame ass face off\u201d on the spine. Either way, they should\u2019ve named it that because that\u2019s exactly what it does. 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