Gospel of the Horns - A Call to Arms

Hailing from Australia comes Gospel of the Horns, which is formed by veterans from the Aussie black/thrash scene like Kill for satan, Funerary Pit, Deströyer 666, amongst many others. As a rule for the Aussie black/thrash these guys are highly influenced by Punk music and to be honest it works great! I hate most punk, but here it works great. Why does it work great? Pretty simple its excellent for headbanging and the beat of the music is excellent. The music itself is pretty thrashy and midpaced and with a lot of hate and dislike for religion, this is very noticeable at the beginning of Absolute Power when Houwitser says in his raspy scream "We are the hatred Lucifer's fury combined." For the ones familiar with Deströyer 666's first album, this is not similar to that album, the music here is more 'mainstream' don't let that turn you down, this is not mainstream at all it is just more catchy. The riffs are incredible good a bit too much in the background for some reason, the vocalist seems to be more in the front than the guitarists and the drumming is also a bit higher in the production than the guitar. One interesting aspect of this album is the feeling that some of the songs have, especially Slaves which it's incredibly emotional for some reason, it feels like some one is telling you a story where something really really bad happened. The riffs in Slaves are also unbeliavable good, they are slow for thrash, but it works in phenomenal way. The leads are also good, they are not exactly brilliant or intricate, but they manage to give something very special to the music. Houwitser gives a lesson to a lot of vocalist from the black metal scene and of course of the black/thrash scene, his vocals are raspy yet they don't sound like many other vocalist that don't transmit anything, Houwitser on the other hand gives something more than hate, an unique feeling. Understanding what this band is about? Is about feeling, that's it, just feelings on the music, no it is not anything emo or melancholy it's just a different kind of feeling. The production here could have been better, but it's good enough for me, the maim problem is that the guitars sound in one speaker, the drumming in the other speaker, and houwitser in both, probably that was their idea who knows. Enjoy an amazing release from Australia and lets hope they keep improving.














Gospel of the Horns - A Call to Arms