Wolfpack
(self-financed)
18:14min
Germany’s Black Metal newcomers PANZERKRIEG 666 have just cranked out their second self-financed EP roughly a year after their first self-titled EP (2022). The band consists of the duo HvS, who handles all the instruments and MvM, who handles the vocals. Formed in 2021 in the North Rhine area the band plays war themed Black Metal (queue MARDUK’s “Panzer Division Marduk”). Time to report for duty and hit the front line. Starting things off with ‘Flamethrower 41′ the band is relentless with a blitzkrieg of music hitting you from the moment it starts off. Brutal vocals, blasting drums, razor sharp guitar riffs, the perfect recipe to mow down buildings and cross into enemy territory. Things slow down a bit on track 2, ‘My Lai Massacre’, discussing the atrocious murder of hundreds of South Vietnamese civilians by the US Army. Musically still crushing, but not as fast as the previous track. Track 3 is ‘Blitzkrieg Inferno’, pretty self-explanatory and an ear assault that creeps into your neuro senses like a commando squad infiltrating a enemy’s camp overnight. Track 4, ‘Ascension’, starts with a drum attack that quickly is joined by a battalion of guitars. I think this song is the one that most feels like a distant cousin of MARDUK’s “Panzer Division Marduk”. The last song on this EP is ‘Wolfpack’, blistering and without falter this song is by far my favorite. The drums are just over the top like an Abrams M1 crushing military jeeps. This song really sums up the entire EP and what the band brings to the table all in one. Considering this is a self-financed release, the production is great and crisp. The artwork is pretty cool too (especially the black cat with the guitar). Overall, this is a good fast paced crushing EP from a band that is for sure going to make some foot prints in the scene once they get some more momentum and a full debut album under their belts. You get what you would expect from war themed Black Metal, pure devastation and no room for prisoners. Check these guys out at the following links and prepare for a military offensive at dawn: www.panzerkrieg666.de, www.facebook.com/panzerkrieg666
Jaime Pérez