SON OF A SHOTGUN – BE FOR OSS ALLE by Varg The Mighty

Today’s review is of Norwegian Southern Death Grind band Son Of A Shotgun’s upcoming new album, out on September 11^th.

This band has crafted a really curious and unique sound. Mixing aggressive Death Grind in the likes of Putrid Offal with a powerful voice that reminds of English Punk (especially The Exploited or Extreme Noise Terror, influences also apparent in the music) seems like a great idea, although it may perhaps be almost normal. To amend this, they also implement elements of Country and Southern Rock, sort of like Dezperadoz do, but with a Death Grind, breakdown-filled, approach instead.

Surprisingly, the result is pretty good, somewhat as if Creedence Clearwater Revival met Brujeria. As the album progresses, some Industrial Metal grooves also start to appear, reminding of Fear Factory. Although all these comparisons may seem absurd, there’s no better way to describe this band, and what they do is well composed. My personal highlights are “Caught On Guard” and “War Inside”.

I recommend this album to fans of Death Grind, Grindcore, Industrial Metal and Southern Rock inspired Extreme Metal. My rating is of 9/10.

VARG THE MIGHTY