Greetings and happy Sunday headbangers, evil-doers, and hop freaks! Your drinking buddy the Meista here rocking the hell out with a pairing of a favorite of mine,"Screamin' 'N' Bleedin'", the criminally underrated and very amazing sophomore album by the mighty Angel Witch and a juicy and citrusy Free Fall Hazy IPA from Mother Earth Brewing Company! Hell yeah!
Album Info:
- Artist: Angel Witch
- Title: "Screamin' 'N' Bleedin'"
- Recorded: April 1985 at AVM Studios in Stoke-On-Trent, UK and Trident Recording Studios in London, UK
- Release date: September 28th, 1985 (2nd full-length studio album by Angel Witch)
- Record company: Killerwatt Records / N.W.O.B.H.M. Treasures
- Production: Les Hunt and Eddie Stevens
- Album cover art: Terry King
- Personnel: Peter Gordelie (bass guitar and backing vocals), Kevin Heybourne (guitars, backing vocals, and lead vocals on "Waltz The Night"), Dave Hogg (drums, percussion, and backing vocals), and Dave Tattum (lead vocals)
- Guest musician: The Children of Alton (choir vocals on "Evil Games)"
- Musical style: NWOBHM, traditional heavy metal
- Sound: Aggressive, heavy as hell, complex, and wonderfully melodic, the sound on "Screamin' 'N' Bleedin'" isa fast-paced ride of machine-gun rhythm, screamin' guitars, and powerfully emotive vocals! With their second album, Angel Witch continued to create innovative, compelling, and challenging music! From the opening notes of "Whose To Blame" to the finale of "U.X.V.", this beast of an album is straight-ahead, old-school heavy metal brilliance!
- Major themes: Thematically, "Screamin' N' Bleedin'" lyrics examine evil, darkness, loss, fear, etc.
- Tracks:
- "Whose To Blame"
- "Child Of the Night"
- "Evil Games"
- "Afraid Of The Dark"
- "Screamin' 'N' Bleedin'"
- "Reawakening"
- "Waltz The Night"
- "Goodbye"
- "Fatal Kiss"
- "U.X.V."
Brew Info:
- Brewery: Mother Earth Brew Company (Vista, California)
- Website: http://motherearthbrewco.com/
- Brew: Free Fall Hazy IPA
- Style: New England India Pale Ale (NEIPA)
- Serving: 16 ounce can
- ABV: 7.2%
- IBUs: 25
- Ingredients: Pale 2-Row, Wheat malt, and oats with Strata, Citra, and Nelson hops
- Pour: The Free Fall Hazy IPA pours a very hazy, bright golden orange/yellow hue with a thin, bright white head with good retention and light lacing.
- Nose: Fruit forward, the nose is citrusy, tropical, floral, herbal, and malty. It is chalk full of notes of orange juice, grapefruit rind, nectarine, stone fruit (peach and apricot), lime, passionfruit, pineapple, fresh mango, vanilla bean, ripe strawberries, oats, soft caramel malt, and a hint of booze.
- Taste: The taste of the Free Fall Hazy IPA follows the nose with tropical fruit and citrus, and lighter floral and dank hops, and sweet malt flavors. There are big notes of orange juice and zest, nectarine, mango, passionfruit, grapefruit juice, tangerine, peach, apricot, strawberry, light pine, and hint of booze with a strong, malty backbone with mild bitterness.
- Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Free Fall Hazy IPA is crisp and juicy, yet soft, pillowy, and creamy with smooth, slightly bittersweet finish.
Overall pairing: The Mother Earth Free Fall Hazy IPA is a very complex, yet very crushable brew with lots of fruity and citrus flavors, which makes it a great beer to throw back to the insatiable fiery riffs, vocals, and thunderous rhythm section on "Screamin' 'N' Bleedin'" by the mighty Angel Witch! If you love NWOBHM, and metal in general, then I highly recommend this phenomenal album! 'Nuff said!
Make sure to check out my recent interview with former Angel Witch vocalist Dave Tattum: https://youtu.be/U1_0WhvKBbI
Cheers and hails!!
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