World Shaker

It has been fun digging into some newer hardcore records lately, but it ain't like I'm going to stop chasing some great new metal as well.

Back in 2013, Asomvel released one of my favorite metal records of the time. That Knuckle Duster record was so damn great, I'd be willing to bet that of all post-2000 metal records, it still sits comfortably in the top five. Their infectious, Motorhead influenced sound is just that good.

Shortly after releasing Knuckle Duster, the singer left the band, and band seemed to be in flux for years leaving me to wonder if they were ever going to recover. Then, in 2016, the band came out of nowhere with a new video for a song called The Nightmare Ain't Over, and then in 2017 we got the World Shaker video...now in 2019, we finally get a new album.

While World Shaker doesn't quite knock me on my ass like Knuckle Duster did, this record is still a ton of fun. Even with a new singer/bass player, they still keep that Motorhead vibe going. They keep the hits coming.

I took the easy way out, and ordered the black vinyl because it was available from a US distro, but now I'm wishing that I'd held out for the white vinyl.

Asomvel

I'm never content...always on the hunt for something new. So far this year, I've already added 800 new songs to my iPod. Fucking crazy. I need a more selective process for listening to new music.

Sandwell recently saw Grand Magus play live over in the UK. Lucky bastard. I love that band, and was looking to get some info on the show so that I could live vicariously through him. While giving me the details, he mentioned that the band that opened the show, Asomvel, was quite good as well. That was all that I needed to hear. The next few minutes of my life went something like this...search for, and watch the video for Trash Talker...feel my heart pound a bit faster from a surge of adrenaline...find and buy the vinyl for the Knuckle Duster LP. Just like that. I don't fuck around.

Seriously, this album rules. Asomvel sound like those classic Motorhead years of Overkill through Ace Of Spades. The first few times that I listened to this album, that influence really stood out..."Damn, that really sounds like Capricorn"...but now when I hear these songs, they just sound like Asomvel. Yes, the Motorhead sound is still there, but the band manage to make it their own. Impressive. Easily, one of my favorite new records that I've bought this year.