November 19th, 2021 - The Hazards Of Resurging

 

Good afternoon and happy Friday evil-doers!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here today getting heavy and aggressive with a pairing of "Resurgence" from the mighty and reformed Massacre and a Hazards Triple India Pale Ale from Talisman Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Massacre
• Title: "Resurgence"
• Recorded: 2020 through 2021
• Release date: October 22nd, 2021(4th full-length studio album by Massacre)
• Record company: Nuclear Blast
• Production: Kam Lee 
• Album cover art: Wes Benscoter 
• Personnel: Mike Borders (bass), Scott Fairfax (lead guitars), Brynjar Helgetun (drums), Rogga Johansson (guitars), Kam Lee (vocals), and Jonny Pettersson (guitars, keyboards, and backing vocals) 
• Guest musicians: Marc Grewe (vocals on "Book Of The Dead"), David Ingram (vocals on "Into The Far-Off Void"), and Pete Slate (guitar solo on "Fate Of The Elder Gods") 
• Musical style: Death metal
• Sound: Fast, aggressive, and brutal as hell, with their new album, Massacre is letting the world know that they are back... and back with a vengeance!  Fairfax's and Johansson's straightforward, yet monstrous tremolo riffs are amazing!  Borders and Helgetun lay down some savage rhythms!  And Lee's brutal growls are some of the best death metal vocals you will come upon!
• Major themes: With a nod to Lovecraft, themes on the album include the occult, death, nature, chaos, evil, horror, darkness, damnation, mythology, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Eldritch Prophecy"
2. "Ruins Of R'Lyeh"
3. "Innsmouth Strain"
4. "Whisper In The Darkness"
5. "Book Of The Dead"
6. "Into The Far-Off Void"
7. "Servants Of Discord"
8. "Fate Of The Elder Gods"
9. "Spawn Of The Succubus"
10. "Return Of The Corpse Grinder"

 Brew Info:

• Brewery: Talisman Brewing Company (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: www.talismanbrewingco.com   
• Brew: Hazards Triple India Pale Ale
• Style: Triple India Pale Ale (TIPA)
• Serving: 22 ounce bottle
• ABV: 11.3% (POW!)
• IBUs: 120
• Pour: The Hazards TIPA pours a hazy deep copper with a rocky and creamy, off-white 2-finger head that dissipates very slowly and leaves lots of layered spider web lacing.
• Nose: The nose is fruity, herbal, floral, sweet, bitter, and malty.  There are aromas of tropical fruit (mango, pineapple, passion fruit), citrus (grapefruit rind and juice, orange zest, tangerine, lemon zest), stone fruit (apricot and peach), black tea, bitter roots, pine resin, soft caramel, freshly baked wheat bread, and a hint of booze.
• Taste: The taste of the Hazards is aggressive and complex.  There are big notes of tropical fruit (mango, passion fruit, guava, pineapple), citrus (pink grapefruit, tangerine, orange), bitter black tea, pine, mild sweet caramel, and a hint of booziness (that becomes a bit more prominent as the beer warms).
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is paradoxically both smooth and astringent... with a sticky and somewhat oily character along with a lingering semi-bitter finish. 

Overall pairing: Hazards is a bold, hop-forward ass-kicker... perfect for the aggression, musical prowess, and unbridled rage of Massacre's new album, "Resurgence"!  The bitterness of the Hazards is right in line with the gravely, broken glass, and sandpaper vocals of Kam Lee while the big, thick, boozy and malty backbone embodies the delivery of these mighty musicians! 

HAILS!!  Keep it craft and keep it EVIL!!