As I’m probably posting this up in the morning, I hope that today goes well for all of you. Later on, I hope you have a good can of Guinness (If you drink), a nice hot Reuben in front of you, and you got a few good mates sitting on both sides of yee! So last year I looked at the first album from an Irish metal band by the name of Stereo Nasty, but unfortunately they’ve been gone for I believe 4 years at this point. Regardless, there was some legitimate potential for these guys to be something pretty special in my opinion, and their first album was definitely a sign they could have made it big. Does their second and ultimately last record continue to show of their strengths? Well, let’s not waste anymore time, and take a look at Stereo Nasty’s second release, Twisting The Blade. Let the review begin!
Background
Kinda like last year, it’s pretty hard to find information about these guys. There’s not that many articles interview, and I’ve only seen maybe one brief meeting with the band. As such, it’s damn near impossible to find out what Stereo Nasty was doing after the release of Nasty By Nature, so I can only assume that their first album did well enough that they were able to get a second one out on the first of July in 2017.
Basic Description
Richer.
Stereo Nasty definitely up-ed their game on Twisting The Blade. Compared to what they did on Nasty By Nature, the band were trying to have a little more depth with the music. The guitars & bass are heavier, the drums are louder, and the vocals are ever more harsher (But in a good way). TTB also doesn’t have much of an amateur vibe as NBN, showing that the band was more than willing to grove & evolve their music. Nothing else to say really!
Best Track
Vengeance is an oddball of a track on Twisting The Blade, and even the band’s brief musical discography. Playing for just 2 minutes & 16 seconds, it is Stereo Nasty’s only instrumental piece, but it is a sinister one! The tune feels like something you’d hear in a Slasher movie, which isn’t a surprise considering what this album’s name is. Composed of nothing but guitar & bass, Rud Holohan and Adrian Foley really make things creepy with the low yet murderous tones they’re making. An absolutely chilling song you don’t want to hear at night!
Vengeance
Worst Track
Twisting The Blade, like I said a little earlier, was a step up from what Stereo Nasty doing the first time. The band was most certainly trying to diversify their sound, and the results speak for themselves. That being said, there are plenty of times where TTB comes across as pretty similar to what was on Nasty By Nature. There’s plenty of moments where the audio sounds similar, and even the vibe at times. That being said, and I’ll repeat this in a bit, but there is way more going on here that’s new & fresh. Again, Stereo Nasty seem to be taking things in just enough of a different direction that Twisting The Blade feels like it has an identity that’s not completely like it’s predecessor, and if the band stayed together I would have loved to hear more.
Other
If you’re curious about listening to this album, then click on the link below:
Stereo Nasty - Twisting the Blade
Overall Impressing & Rating
Twisting The Blade was a definite improvement over the band’s first output. Though the sound is somewhat similar to Nasty By Nature, there is way more audio that’s new than the audio that old or similar. Stereo Nasty were a group of Irish lads that were bringing back the old ways, and the potential for them to be something more (Maybe even international) is most obviously there. It’s a shame, however, that the group broke up before this could theoretically happen. Kinda like their first release, Twisting The Blade is just a fun & simple time, so give it a go if it comes your ways!
Twisting The Blade gets a 8 to 9 out of 10.
And that was my second look at the sadly now defunct Stereo Nasty. Twisting The Blade was a rare glimpse into the world of Irish Heavy Metal, and showed that the Emerald Isles could rock out as much as anywhere else in the world. These guys could definitely have been something on the Heavy Metal world stage, what little music they did release was lovely regardless. So, I’m taking the rest of March off. See you all in April!
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If you’d like to see my review for Stereo Nasty’s first album, click the link below:
Album Review (Obscurus Metalus): Stereo Nasty's Nasty By Nature
Also, here is a link to a concert of their’s from back in 2016:
Stereo Nasty - Full Show - Live at Old Grave Fest V - 07.10.2016
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