August 6th, 2021 - A Black Death In the Afternoon

 

"All right, all you headbangers out there

Let's see you get up off your seats

Lock your doors and keep your parents out

And turn your music up

Loud!"

Good afternoon and happy Friday rockers, rollers, heavy metal maniacs, and craft beer freaks! The Meista here getting the weekend off to the right start with another great pairing for ya... the self-titled, debut album of Black Death and a very unique Death In The Afternoon from Proper Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Black Death
• Title: "Black Death"
• Recorded: 1984 at Brittain Square Sound in Peninsula, Ohio
• Release date: October 31st, 1984 (1st full-length studio album by Black Death)
• Record company: Auburn Records
• Production: Bob Surgent and Bill Peters
• Album cover art: Paul Grooms (layout), Anastasia Pantsios (photography), and Bob and Lisa Surgent (logo design and photography) 
• Personnel: Phil Bullard (drums), Darrell Harris (bass), Greg Hicks (guitars), and Siki Spacek (guitars and vocals) 
• Musical style: Heavy metal, hard rock
• Sound: With heavy influence from bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, King Diamond, and Kiss, Black Death's sound is classic metal through and through!  It combines hard-hitting rhythms with screaming guitars, and Siki's distinct vocal attack! 
• Major themes: Heavy metal, rebellion, retribution, darkness, life in the city, lust, death, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Night Of The Living Dead"
2. "The Hunger"
3. "When Tears Run Red (From Love Lost Yesterday)"
4. "Fear No Evil"
5. "The Scream of the Iron Messiah"
6. "Streetwalker"
7. "Black Death"
8. "Here Comes The Wrecking Crew" (7" bonus track)
9. "Retribution" (7" bonus track)

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Proper Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://www.properbrewingco.com/ 
• Brew: Death In The Afternoon 
• Style: Barrel-aged Gose
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 7.5%
• IBUs: 14
• Ingredients: Proper's Lei Effect Gose aged for eight months in Jamaican rum barrels
• Pour: The Death In The Afternoon pours hazy golden hue thin, bright white head that dissipates quickly and leaves only trace lacing.
• Nose: The nose is fruity, tart, salty, sweet, and boozy.  There are aromas of fresh pineapple, guava, lemon, coriander, light salt, vanilla bean, and spiced rum.
• Taste: The taste is akin to a daiquiri with fruity, tart, sweet, and boozy flavors.  There are notes of pineapple, passionfruit, guava, lemon juice, coriander, salt, brown sugar, vanilla, and boozy spiced rum.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel of the Death In The Afternoon is crisp, tart, and salty with a boozy finish.

Overall pairing: The Death In The Afternoon from the fine folks at Proper Brewing is a bold, unique and an intensely flavorful brew with a boozy kick... perfect for the hard-rockin' power and might of the legendary Black Death!  'Nuff said! 

Cheers!!  Rock on!!