Friday, September 22, 2017

September 22nd, 2017 - The Autumnal Killing Season



Good evening and happy Friday!  The Meista here tonight celebrating on the onset of Fall with a pairing of "Killing Season" by American thrash maniacs Death Angel and a Four Seasons of Mother Earth: Autumn (2016) from Mother Earth Brewing Company!


Album Info:
  • Artist: Death Angel
  • Title: "Killing Season"
  • Recorded: September through December 2007 at Studio 606 in Northridge, California
  • Release date: February 26th, 2008 (5th studio album by Death Angel)
  • Record company: Nuclear Blast Records
  • Production: Nick Raskulinecz
  • Album cover art: Dennis Pepa
  • Personnel: Ted Aguilar (guitars), Rob Cavestany (guitars and backing vocals), Andy Galeon (drums), Mark Osegueda (vocals), and Dennis Pepa (bass and backing vocals)
  • Musical style: Thrash metal
  • Sound: Fierce, fiery, fast, and aggressive, Death Angel's "Killing Season" is the classic, yet modernized thrash sound of the California band!  Aguilar's and Cavestany's guitar work is machine gun fire brilliance!  Galeon and Pepa swing the rhythm section bat hard and heavy!  And Osegueda is as brutal and in-your-face as always!
  • Major themes: Aggression, hate, destruction, fear, death, mythology, etc. 
  • Tracks:   
  1. "Lord Of Hate"
  2. "Sonic Beatdown"
  3. "Dethroned"
  4. "Carnival Justice"
  5. "Buried Alive"
  6. "Soulless"
  7. "The Noose"
  8. "When Worlds Collide"
  9. "God Vs. God"
  10. "Steal The Crown"
  11. "Resurrection Machine"


    Brew Info:
  • Brewery: Mother Earth Brewing Company (Vista, California)
  • Website: https://www.motherearthbrewco.com/
  • Brew: Four Seasons of Mother Earth: Autumn (2016)
  • Style: Bourbon Barrel Aged Strong Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy 
  • Serving: 22 ounce bottle
  • ABV: 11.0% 
  • Pour: The Four Seasons of Mother Earth: Autumn pours an opaque mahogany red with a thin off-white/light tan that dissipates to a thin ring with sparse lacing.
  • Nose: The nose is malty, sweet, herbal, earthy, spicy, and boozy. There are aromas of sweet bread, bourbon, oak, herbal tea, mulling spices, and a hint of peat.
  • Taste: The taste of the Four Seasons of Mother Earth: Autumn is . 
  • Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with lower carbonation, the mouthfeel is thick, sticky, somewhat astringent, and punchy with a dry, boozy finish. 

Overall pairing: The punchy, boozy, in-your-face maltiness of Mother Earth's Four Seasons of Mother Earth: Autumn (2016) is a big, bold brew... perfect for the aggression and might of Death Angel's "Killing Season" and perfect for the first day of Fall!

Cheers!!  Hails!!

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