Born In Hell - Viking Skull

From the introductory riff on the opening, title track 'Born In Hell', you can't help but smile at this band. Their crashing drum fills, high-repetition catchy riffs and strained vocals find you nodding your head and tapping your feet before you know it.

It is clear where their influences lie - in a previous generation of rock gods such as AC/DC, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy and Quo.

Roddy's lyrics are classic rock and roll ...
...that accompanies it. (The titles 'Beer, Drugs and Bitches' and 'Inject My Woman With Love' say it all!) :) Can't help but find Roddy's vocal style reminiscent of greats such as Zakk Wylde, too - which can't be a bad thing!

Each track perfectly follows the preceding one - standout tracks being 'Frostbite' 'Dirty, Dirty Hole, 'Crank the Volume' each with their great pounding guitar riffs and harmonies.

As Roddy says, 'raise ... more

From the introductory riff on the opening, title track 'Born In Hell', you can't help but smile at this band. Their crashing drum fills, high-repetition catchy riffs and strained vocals find you nodding your head and tapping your feet before you know it.

It is clear where their influences lie - in a previous generation of rock gods such as AC/DC, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy and Quo.

Roddy's lyrics are classic rock and roll - pure, unadulterated fun and a tribute to the lifestyle that accompanies it. (The titles 'Beer, Drugs and Bitches' and 'Inject My Woman With Love' say it all!) :) Can't help but find Roddy's vocal style reminiscent of greats such as Zakk Wylde, too - which can't be a bad thing!

Each track perfectly follows the preceding one - standout tracks being 'Frostbite' 'Dirty, Dirty Hole, 'Crank the Volume' each with their great pounding guitar riffs and harmonies.

As Roddy says, 'raise your hands to rock and roll' - this, is, to me, is exactly the purpose of this album. 'You can't kill rock and roll' - and thanks to albums like this, the scene is very, very far from becoming extinct. 

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