Hamerex
Traitor
8
Track Album
Release
Date 7th October 2016
Hamerex – Wakefield
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/hamerex
All songs were written by Steve Blower,
Andy Firth and Darren Kelsall
Genre: Heavy Metal
Three
years after the release of their previous album ‘IX’ Hamerex return with brand new album ‘Traitor’ which saw Hamerex writing tracks collaboratively
for the first time, which for them they say has been an ‘incredible
experience!’
This
time round the tracks ‘Dead Mountain’
and ‘Journey’s End’ have come out
bolder than previous as some touch on historical events about the Dyatlov Pass
Incident of last year and much earlier with the Hindenberg disaster. Hamerex have also added a nine minute
monster to their album called ‘The Evil Within’ which focuses in on the human
race or indeed the state of it.
The opening title track ‘Traitor’ is bass-laden with wisps of
guitar and contains the now familiar chug that Hamerex are famed for! There is a good deal of character in it as
the band have explored every avenue to make the album interesting and
imaginative. ‘The Dark Tower’ introduces
a soaring guitar which scours the heights as a tempered drum beat guides it
through its paces. The familiar chug once again showing its face adding sheer metal
excitement to the track! ‘Dead Mountain’ employs
a range of drum beats and then the flexible fingers of Steve Blower come into
play. It’s rather a predatory track that gives off an air of menace. Pulsing
with large strides of bass and harmonies and indeed it is a real chunk of metal
emotion. ‘The Nameless One’ is a
rather sultry and melodic affair, drenched with intrigue from the start. The
crooning tones of Steve’s vocals connect superbly well into the mix, furthering
on it explodes into a nagging guitar riff and high octane vocals which was
totally unexpected but more than welcome. ‘Eyes
of Deceit’ is a real stomper! The thick slabs of metal are prevalent and
shows character as it employs catchiness and tumultuous heavy rhythms with a good
solid vocal, the added keyboard really lifts the tempo and adds depth. ‘The Abyss’ begins with startling strings
and a sparse drum beat that blends a certain amount of anticipation of what is
about to follow and when the bass kicks in it suddenly reveals a good injection
of emotion. It’s a highly charged track without being over the top and is an amazing
instrumental allowing the listener to engage fully with Hamerex on a musical level. ‘The Evil Within’ is a lively track that
bounces with a vigorous rhythm and rousing drum beat. It’s high spirited and
eager to please venturing into an almost bluesy field. ‘Journey’s End’ is quite doom laden and sultry giving off a dark
invasive vibe and impressively stalks with a predacious stride. As quickly as
the doom begins it shakes off the cloak and reveals a contagious chugging
rhythm.
Traitor may
not be the most unique album to be released, but what it does provide is an
insight into how Hamerex work
together as a band and what they have produced is a keen metal album that shows
greater potential for further albums to follow!
8.5/10
Track List:
Traitor
The Dark
Tower
Dead
Mountain
The
Nameless One
Eyes
of Deceit
The
Abyss
The
Evil Within
Journey’s
End
Members:
Steve
Blower - Guitars & Vocals
Andy
Firth - Guitars
Marc
Hood - Bass
Darren
Kelsall - Drums
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