October 15th, 2023 - An Identify Crisis by Inheritance

 

Hey there thrashers, headbangers, and hop lovers!  Today I'm rocking the hell out to "By Inheritance", the fantastic 3rd album by legendary Danish thrashers Artillery and a crisp and hoppy Identity Crisis Cold IPA from Roosters Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Artillery 
• Title: "By Inheritance"
• Recorded: January through February 1990 at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark
• Release date: May 29th, 1990 (3rd full-length studio album by Artillery)
• Record company: R/C Records / Roadrunner Records 
• Production: Flemming Rasmussen
• Album cover art: Kent Mathieu and JoAnn Wegleski
• Personnel: Carsten Nielsen (drums), Flemming Rönsdorf (vocals), Michael Stützer (guitars), Morten Stützer (guitars), and Peter Thorslund (bass)
• Musical style: Thrash metal
• Sound: Wonderfully riff-driven and incredibly influential, the sound on "By Inheritance" was a more mature and "cleaner" sound than their previous two albums.  It is bold and aggressive, yet thoughtful and complex... an important album in not only Artillery's legacy, but thrash metal's legacy as a whole! 
• Major themes: Life, death, society, violence, war, rebellion, vengeance, etc. 
• Tracks:

1. "7:00 From Tashkent"
2. "Khomaniac"
3. "Beneath The Clay (R.I.P.)"
4. "By Inheritance"
5. "Bombfood"
6. "Don't Believe"
7. "Life In Bondage"
8. "Equal At First"
9. "Razamanaz" (Nazareth cover)
10. "Back In The Trash" 

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Roosters Brewing Company (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: https://www.roostersbrewingco.com/
• Brew: Identity Crisis Cold IPA
• Style: American India Pale Ale (IPA)
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Pour: The Identity Crisis pours a fairly clear, bright straw yellow hue with a frothy, 1+ finger, bright white head with great retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing.
• Nose: The nose is grainy, citrusy, and grassy. There are aromas of pale malts, crisp grains, lemongrass, lemon zest, light grapefruit rind, cracked wheat, freshly cut hay, and light caramel.
• Taste: The taste of the Identity Crisis follows the nose with grainy, hoppy, citrusy flavors.  There are notes of lemon zest, light grapefruit juice, grassy hops, lightly toasted wheat bread, crackery biscuit, and light pine.
• Mouthfeel: Light medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Identity Crisis is very crisp and refreshing with a dry, fairly clean finish.

Overall pairing: The Roosters Identity Crisis Cold IPA is a very crushable brew with great flavors and aromas... perfect for an afternoon of rocking the hell out with the mighty Artillery's "By Inheritance"!  'Nuff said!

And make sure to check out my interview with Michael Stützer Hansen, guitarist and founding member of Artillery here: https://youtu.be/o0B1Fg9kiKU 

Skål and hails!  Raise those horns!