November 4th, 2024 - Czechn' Out the Dark Side of the Empire

 

Dobry wieczór and hails evil-doers, thrashers, and craft beer freaks!  The Meista here tonight pairing Vader's amazing and kick-ass 11th studio album "The Empire" (8 years old today!) and a very crushable and tasty Czechn' Out the Dark Side from my friend Dwight at Gossorino Brewing!  Hells yeah! 

Album Info:

• Artist: Vader
• Title: "The Empire"
• Recorded: May through June 2016 at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland
• Release date: November 4th, 2016 (11th studio album by Vader)
• Record company: Nuclear Blast 
• Production: Sławek Wiesławski and Wojtek Wiesławski
• Album cover art: Joe Petagno
• Personnel: Hal (bass), James (drums), Peter (guitars and vocals), and Spider (guitars)
• Musical style: Death metal, thrash metal
• Sound: Characterized by blistering blast beats, machine gun fire guitars, thunderous bass, and brutally aggressive gravel and broken glass vocals, Vader wonderfully blends death metal and thrash metal into a frenzied juggernaut of a sonic proportions!  These dudes don't mess around; every track is a fiery fast, furious metal assault with killer hooks, riffs, and themes!
• Major themes: Darkness, war, violence, evil, the occult, isolation, anti-religion, horror, etc.  
• Tracks:  

1. "Angels Of Steel"
2. "Tempest"
3. "Prayer To The God Of War"
4. "Iron Reign"
5. "No Gravity"
6. "Genocidius"
7. "The Army-Geddon"
8. "Feel My Pain"
9. "Parabellum"
10. "Send Me Back To Hell"

 

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Gossorino Brewing (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: https://gossorinobrewing.com/
• Brew: Czechn' Out the Dark Side
• Style: Tmavé (Czech Dark Lager)
• Serving: 22 ounce bottle
• ABV 5.25%
• IBUs: 23
• Ingredients: Pilsner, Caramunich, Vienna, Munich, Carafa, Melanoidin, Carapils, Chocolate, and Acidulated malts. Hopped with Saaz, then fermented with Imperial Urkel hops.
• Pour: The Czechn' Out the Dark Side pours a deep, dark brown (almost ink black) hue with a half-finger, light mocha head with good retention and sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is malty, roasty, toasty, and floral.  There are aromas of dark toasted bread, roasted malts, light cocoa, a hint of coffee, herbal and floral hops, and burnt toffee.
• Taste: The taste of the Czechn' Out the Dark Side follows the nose with notes of toasted bread, bread crust, roasted barley, crackery biscuit, a hint of chocolate, soft caramel, and herbal hops.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and well carbonated, the mouthfeel of the is crisp with a day, finish.

Overall pairing:  The Czechn' Out the Dark Side is a tasty, crushable, yet complex brew... perfect for throwing back whilst rocking the hell out to Vader's beast of an album, "The Empire"!  Those dark, roasty flavors go great with the overall atmosphere of the album, while the crushability of the brew lends itself well to the fiery fast thrash elements!  'Nuff said!

Na zdrowie!!  Zdravímt!!  HAILS!!