July 20th, 2023 - Strappado - Doubled-Up!

 

Hello and hails thrashers, metal maniacs and hopheads!  The Meista here today pairing "Strappado", the kick-ass, debut album by Canadian thrash/death metal band Slaughter and a bold and tasty DIPA Doubled-Up IPA from Revision Brewing Company!  Hells yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Slaughter
• Title: "Strappado"
• Recorded: February 9th, 1986 at Future Sound Studio in Toronto, Canada
• Release date: 1987 (1st studio album by Slaughter)
• Record company: Diabolic Force / High Roller Records 
• Production: Brian Taylor
• Album cover art: Al Warnock (artwork), and Ron Sumners and Rob Urbinati (logo design)
• Personnel: Dave Hewson (guitars and lead vocals), Terry Sadler (bass and vocals), and Ron Sumners (drums and percussion)
• Musical style: Thrash metal, death metal
• Sound: Raw, unrelenting, and aggressive as hell, the sound on the 9 tracks of "Strappado" is a furious, metal sonic attack!  Although the production quality is more on the low-fi spectrum, the musical prowess and sheer relentless brutality of the band is worth its weight in gold!  
• Major themes: Torture, death, terror, horror, the macabre, the undead, evil, destruction, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Strappado"
2. "The Curse"
3. "Disintegrator"
4. "Incinerator"
5. "Parasites"
6. "F.O.D. (Fuck Of Death)"
7. "Tortured Souls"
8. "Nocturnal Hell"
9. "Tales Of The Macabre"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Revision Brewing Company (Sparks, Nevada)
• Website: https://revisionbrewing.com/
• Brew: DIPA Doubled-Up IPA
• Style: Double India Pale Ale (DIPA) / Imperial IPA (IIPA)
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 8.0%
• IBUs: 75
• Ingredients: Simcoe® and Mosaic® hops
• Pour: The DIPA Doubled-Up pours a cloudy golden-yellow with a frothy, bright white, half-finger head with good retention and lots of sudsy, sticky lacing.
• Nose: The nose is very citrusy, dank, malty, and floral.  There are aromas of grapefruit rind, tangerine, orange zest and pith, light pineapple, stone fruits, herbal tea, wildflowers, pine resin, light cannabis, and sweet caramel/toffee.
• Taste: Hop-forward, the taste of the DIPA Doubled-Up is citrusy, piney, dank and malty.  There are notes of pink grapefruit juice, tangerine, tangelo, peach, orange zest, pine, black tea, bitter herbs, a hint of booze, and sweet caramel/toffee. 
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is very crisp with a dry, bitter finish.

Overall pairing: The Revision DIPA Doubled-Up IPA is a hop-forward, complex, and aggressive brew... perfect for the fiery metal onslaught that is Slaughter's kick-ass "Strappado" album!

Cheers!!  Play it loud!!