Despite the words “traditional heavy metal” in New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal, few NWOTHM bands actually play a style of classic heavy metal. Most favor old school speed metal or the more intricate style of music developed by American power metal bands in the ‘80s. Stereo Nasty is one of the few exceptions to this, frequently delivering stiff, four-on-the-floor old school heavy metal. Guitar riffs crunch and tear their way along the top of the head-nodding pace established by the bass and drums, while Mick Mahon contributes his recognizably coarse vocals to the mix. The band occasionally kicks things into overdrive, and the result is a satisfying slab of ‘80s-style metal that recalls classics like Grave Digger’s Heavy Metal Breakdown and Battle Axe’s Burn This Town. Twisting the Blade is Stereo Nasty’s second full-length album, and it maintains the group’s playing style from 2015’s Nasty by Nature to a fault. In fact, the biggest complaint about the Irish group’s newest effort is how much it feels like a rehash of the tracks on their debut. The new recording is so much like the previous effort that it’s easy to confuse moments and entire songs between the two.

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Tracklist
1. Kill Or Be Killed 3:37
2. No One Gets Out Alive 3:28
3. Reflections Of Madness 3:08
4. Near Dark 4:28
5. Through The Void 6:55
6. Haunting The Night 3:32
7. Twisting The Blade 3:43
8. Vengeance 2:16
9. Becoming A Beast 3:50