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Evil Must Die

    
       
       
       
     
             
SnakeyeS are a heavy metal band from Spain formed in 2013 releasing the 'Welcome To The Snake Pit' E.P. the same year. The bands first full length album 'Ultimate Sin' was released in 2015 with the bands sophomore album 'Metal Monster' released in 2017. SnakeyeS deliver a powerful blend of traditional heavy metal and mild touches of the power and thrash metal genres. Their third album, 'Evil Must Die' was released in 2020.    
             
Just like their previous album 'Metal Monster', the bands new album is also a metal monster, with crunching riffs and thundering rhythms. Head bangers of the world warm up your neck muscles - this is gonna be frantic! Quickly into its stride, 'Evil Must Die' explodes into life with the heavy hitting 'War Machine', a thunderous battering ram of brute force. SnakeyeS deliver more of an American flavour of power metal rather than the European style, but that doesn't matter one iota, because the energy and oomph oozing from the bands third album is just fucking awesome. And that awesomeness carries on with the thundering mid tempo ballistic barrage of 'The Evil Dead'. More mid paced than the albums opener, 'The Evil Dead' is mid tempo heavy/power metal of the most bombastic variety.    
             
The blend of power metal and the classic sound of traditional heavy metal is just astounding, with SnakeyeS portraying this blend in abundance. The pace quickens and the tempo increases with the all out gallop of 'New World Order'. Time for some serious head banging as 'New World Order' rockets by furiously. The mid tempo anthemic style of heavy/power metal takes front and centre with 'Lose Control'. Epic and glorious, 'Lose Control' still manages to ooze the albums overall oomph, and with the highly sing a long able chorus SnakeyeS have a crowd participative gem in their hands. 'I Am Evil' is a high octane rampage of full on and flat out heavy metal to stir the senses. Rocket fuelled and heavier than the heaviest thing you can think off, 'I Am Evil' gives a wink to 'Am I Evil' by pioneering British NWOBHM band Diamond Head - just check out the lyrics from 2:06, "I am evil, yes I am". Kudos SnakeyeS, kudos.    
             
The album moves swiftly on with the highly atmospheric and moody opening to 'Dead Don't Ride', quickly adopting the heavy foot stomping style of heavy metal. 'Dead Don't Ride' is a melodic monster, more in keeping with the European style of power metal. The ability of SnakeyeS to switch between the American and the European styles with such ease is incredible, attracting fans from all over the world. Heavying things up, 'The Clown And The God' is a frenetic and quite frankly, a savage barrage of metal, bordering on the thrash metal genre. Get those heads banging sports fans, 'The Clown And The God' deserves it. Forever flexing their metal muscles, SnakeyeS return to the mid tempo heavy foot stomping of earlier with 'Death Stranded', and a clear 'A Matter Of Life And Death' era Iron Maiden influence across the chorus break. Cracking stuff... 'Sign Of Our Times' takes a heavier path, punching hard and thumping harder, as it marches tall and very proud across the land. Look out or you may get trampled, for 'Sign Of Our Times' strides on with no mercy. Bringing the album to a close, is the seven minute epic 'All Gods Are Dead'. A mid tempo, highly anthemic monster, 'All Gods Are Dead' is a sinister and menacing foot stomp that'll shake the ground it walks on, crumbling walls and shaking buildings. 'All Gods Are Dead' is a thunderous end to a thundering album.    
             
Overall, a thunderous mix of both the American and European styles of power metal all tied up in the classic sound of traditional heavy metal, 'Evil Must Die' is glorious.    
             
             
Review by Iron Mathew Collins    
             
Reviewed for Metal Gods TV    
             
             
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"hard hitting, rampant and very addictive, SnakeyeS have delivered a superb album of fast paced and melodic heavy metal" Read Review      
     
     
     
           
             
             
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