SWEET DANGER - Women, Leather And Hell CD

The old school styled production is raw as fuck, not to mention the actual musicianship. The guitar riffs are stretched taut like a rubber band about to snap, the drums are irrevocably wound up like buddy's got a lit firecracker up his butt whilst the bass grooves its merry way with reckless abandon as the front man's greasy caws drip with vitriol, spite and debonair flair, Bountiful, buzzing leads sear an unholy trail at the most opportune moments; as soon as you connect with the grippingly great guitar riffs, the ax men turn around and WHAM! Kick-ass, ambulatory albeit highly melodic solos fly off the handle like there's no tomorrow. What's more, unlike its Canadian brethren, who were prone to banality as well as frivolous lyrical content (remember "School Love", "At The Apartment" and "Bedroom Game"?!), Sweet Danger keeps it all very evil and lustful in equal measures. A black mass-y a la Savage Master organ intro (the album's sole deviation from said rambunctious glory) tears open "Invoke The Wicked" before the sacrificial dagger plunges down in the form of a raunchy triplet based riff and rough & tumble drums until a somewhat solemn sounding but strident set of solos akin to throwing around a bucket of blood seals the deal. Yet, things get even more Anvil-ish on the succeeding 80s sounding metal anthem "Metal Mania". Harried upstrokes and swinging riffs pave the way for the messed up, Prince of Darkness - the movie - evoking (due to all the bubbling and gurgling going on) "Witches' Brew". This is where Women, Leather and Hell gets really interesting!