Stranger Danger Death

CC Company impressed me so much last year that their 3 song Red Baron EP worked its way into my Top 10 for the year. Just as 2015 is winding down, CC Company come in and deliver their third 7 inch in three years.

CC Company are out of Sweden, and feature a couple of guys from Enforcer, but it was cool to see them release the Stranger Danger Death EP on some label out of California that I've never heard of. Cool because it meant that I didn't have to pay for shipping from overseas. I can live with $5 shipping costs.

Goddamn. The record kicks off with the song First To Fight and immediately the riffs take you back to Motorhead's Ace Of Spades or Bomber albums. Man, this band excels at churning out three song blasts...hit hard, hit fast, and leave 'em wanting more. So good.

300 total pressed on vinyl. 100 on red, 100 on yellow, and 100 on black.

Bad Omens

I received an email from Bad Omen Records a month or so ago, announcing a couple of their new releases. Bad Omen released the Asomvel LP at the end of 2013, and it ended up being one of my favorite new records that I've heard this year. Given that strong release, I figured that I'd see what else Bad Omen had to offer.

The first record that the label was promoting was a new 7 inch from a band called CC Company. Given the name of the band, I was tempted to just skip over them...but then I noticed that a couple of the dudes from Enforcer are in the band, and that changed my interest level damn quick. Enforcer were close to taking the top spot as my favorite Metal album last year, so CC Company held lots of promise. I checked out the preview song for World Domination, and was immediately hooked and quickly placed an order.

From the preview of the new Red Baron 7 inch, I liked what I'd heard so much, that I didn't hesitate to buy their first record as well. I was bummed that the colored vinyl was sold out for this one, and I had to settle for black.

While Enforcer goes for that mid-80's speed metal sound, CC Company draw their influence more from the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Much like the Asomvel album from Bad Omen, I can not stop listening to these two CC Company 7 inches.

The second new 7 inch that Bad Omen was set to release was from Amulet. Oh hell, yes! Chalk up another win for the label! This four song 7 inch is a vinyl pressing of the band's demo, set to get the Metal crowd primed for their new album that should be released later this month. Man, this is classic Metal...shit that I grew up on 30 years ago, and shit that I can't get enough of these days.

I love the continuity with the A-side labels for Bad Omen records. It makes me kind of want to buy some of their other releases to help complete this picture.