The album begins with 30 seconds of jungle jingle composed
of the elegant gorilla grunt. I suppose the intro fits as Gorilla Pulp is the
band name and judging by the cover and name combo one can assume they're in for
a good time.
Hell In A Can is
the latest release by Mother Fuzzer Records who, judging by their catalogue,
possess parental powers in the fuzz metal realm. Rather than straight up fuzz
rock, Gorilla Pulp stray towards a
heavy punk rock and roll route, emphasizing the deadly combo of speed metal
with punk rock and primal lust driven focus with melodically catchy chorus
lines.
The 4 songs go relatively quick but pack enough heat to keep
the juices flowing rapidly and wild. Gruff vocal chants by both lead and backup
vocalists hammer out sleazy lyrics while visions of cheap domestic beer flats
dance in their heads. Raise your cans high cause this EP will have you
staggering in awe. Stoner fuzz and meat-head blues back the punk-ass vocal
moans that lead in and out of tremendously groovy chorus lines.
At first I thought this was another spoof band judging off
the cover, the band name, and the video for the single Mean Devil Blues featuring none other than porn star Marina Mantero
(yes, I had to look her up). We all know that porn and metal go hand in hand
right? Rather than blowing them off as a
hoax, without a proper listen, I watched the entire video which blew my mind.
Straight up heavy blues sets the stage twanging straight into a flying V guitar
barrage. The melodic chorus kicks in midway through (as they do on each of the 4 songs) and
breaks up the snarly vocal pattern quite nicely. Not only was it sexy,
perverted and sarcastic, but it rocked hard and packed some serious riffage
with a twisted ending. Listening to the full EP on Bandcamp brought more of the
same. The great part is if you're into the spoofy band stuff, you'll love this.
If you hate that sort of thing, there's still much to love as this is serious
rock n’ roll. Hell In A Can is a
genuine effort which should not be blown off by any fan of heavy rock. I can't
wait to hear more from these guys.
-The Huntsman
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