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Authentic old school speed/thrash metal, that sounds as if it stepped out of the mid to late 1980s.
Genre:
Metal/Punk: Thrash/Speed Metal
Release Date:
2005
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The City is Burning
Twelve Gauge
© Copyright-Isotope Music
(634479118333)
Record Label: Isotope Records
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Twelve Gauge started their run from the ashes of another local St. Paul band, "Warhead" that broke up in 1994. Between then and the Inception of TW in 2001, Both Nick Warhead and Eric Lofquist played off and on in such bands as "Chemical Imbalance" and "Warhead 2000". In 2001, former Warhead drummer Dan Kobilka, was back into music again, and was looking for a band. An Idea was thrown around for a "Warhead" reunion, but when they got together things were a little different than years before.
The band started writing material for their Debut Cd "Violent new world" in June 2001. Nick, now on Bass & Vocals, and Eric on guitar, made for some different sounding affair then the band before, bordering on NWOBHM, punk, and old school thrash metal. The Cd was released independently through their own Label "Isotope Records" in June 2002, with their first gig that same month. The band played shows in the Twin Cities throughout 2002-2003.
Since early 2004, the band has been busy writing and recording material for their upcoming release "The city is burning". It's been a slow process, but the songs are a step in a heavier direction. In August 2004, the band added bass player Nate Chambers, with Nick Warhead switching to guitar, giving Twelve Gauge a twin guitar attack and a thicker, more dense sound than ever before.
Forward to spring 2005, Twelve Gauge heave released their sophomore album, "The city is burning" which is a slab of authentic old school 80s thrash metal, complete with 1980s production values. Twelve Gauge is the only band out in metal right now, which puts out truly authentic 80s thrash the way it should be done. You'd swear these dudes have been hiding under a rock since 1989 and have crawled out in 2005 to kick everyone's ass with the real metal. Other classic bands have put albums out in the last few years, and none of them have captured the true spirit of the old days. All this and more coming from a largely unknown Minnesota band with a particular distaste of all the stupid formalities and bullshit in the music industry. They have always taken a DIY approach, and could care less what people think. They don't care what other bands are doing or what is the flavor of the month. No stupid face paint, no masks, no keyboards, no rapping, no 7 strings guitars...none of that shit, just raw ass in your face thrash. They know what they like to play and ignore the trends.
Bottom line is: If you want to hear real metal done 80s style, without pretension, check it out.
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Eight songs of pure violent and aggression without speed limtations
author: Metal To Infinity
Well, you better hold on very strongfully cause this is a Bay Area Thrash Metal album just like in the good old and almighty days...i mean the eighties!! If you don't know who these guys really are, you should start thinkin' 'this comes straight out of the 80s period' but hell no! It's a new album released in 2005, but sounds like in the days where it all started you know. Back to a time where Metal means Metal and no bullshit. Eight songs of pure violent and aggression without speed limtations, fast forwards and no looking back...this is great and makes my day.
Even the production is eighties minded, no too polished but still good enough to enjoy the entire album. Fast songs with extremely well fitting vocals that reminds me of some of my eighties Thrash Metal acts: At War (Ordered To Kill), Viking (Do Or Die), Sacrifice (Torment In Fire) or demo works of L.S.N and Sanctum or Wargod are reminiscent too. Twelve Gauge gives a shit about the nowadays modern way of Metal music. They like to play in the old school tradition and their new album kicks me in the head right away.
Forming a band with such energy, character and courage is pretty hard to find these days. Twelve Gauge's is an example for all those stupid assholes making some fancy fool songs in hope to conquer the world and grabbing as much as possible cash. This is an old school influenced Thrash Metal band with a lot of potential, gives a damn 'bout the rest and keep the eighties tradition alive and kickin'. People who likes some speed up aggressive Metal music, this is the ultimate opportunity to fulfill all of your needs.
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