September 20th, 2025 - Whispers of Death for Prost Malone

 

Hails and happy Saturday night thrashers, headbangers and craft brew freaks!!  The Meista here thrashing away with another killer pairing for you today!  This one is with Vindicator's latest kick-ass album, "Whispers Of Death" and a tasty Prost Malone Oktoberfest Style Lager from the fine folks at Ogden Beer Company!  Hells yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Vindicator
• Title: "Whispers Of Dearth" 
• Recorded:  at t Atonement Studios in Birmingham, Ohio
• Release date: August 22nd, 2025 (5th full-length album by Vindicator)
• Record company: Death or Glory Records
• Production: Ben Bennett
• Album cover art: Frank Wall (album art) 
• Personnel: Marshall Law (lead vocals), Glen Monturi (drums), Ed Stephens (bass), Vic Stown (rhythm guitars and backing vocals), and Billy Zahn (lead guitars)
• Musical style: Thrash metal/speed metal
• Sound: Fast, furious, and unapologetic in-your-face thrash metal!  The guitar work of Metal Bob and Vic Stown is explosive, fiery, and perfectly balanced by Law's thunderous bass work, and Jesse Stown's rapid-fire machine guns and stampeding bull drumming!  This is how trash is supposed to sound!
• Major themes: Violence, destruction, murder, terror, blood, evil, aggression, injustice, insanity, pain, revenge, hangovers, etc.
• Tracks:

1. "Whispers Of Death... Anxiety's Grip"
2. "Charnel Pastures"
3. "Thirst For Violence"
4. "Your World Dies In Flame"
5. "Exhaustion"
6. "Novocain"
7. "Bleed Between The Lines"
8. "Merry Evenings Make Sad Mornings"
9. "Battle Box"
10. "Abominable Intelligence"
11. "Ripper Attack"
12. "Obsoletion Complete"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Ogden Beer Company (Ogden, Utah) 
• Website: http://www.ogdenbeercompany.com/
• Brew: Prost Malone Oktoberfest Style Lager
• Style: German Lager / Marzen
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Ingredients: 
• Pour: The Prost Malone pours a clear, copper-amber color with a half-finger, off-white, light and frothy head with good retention and soapy, sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is a characterized by malty, roasty, grainy, floral hops, and lightly herbal aromas.  There are aromas of roasted malts, toasted bread, noble hops, and toffee.
• Taste: Well-balanced, the Prost Malone has a nice blend of bready, grainy, malty, and herbal flavors.  There are notes of toasted bread, bread crust, roasted barley, crackery biscuit, soft caramel, and herbal hops.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium in body and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel is crisp and very smooth with a dry, clean finish. 

Overall pairing: The malty and inviting flavors of the Prost Malone from Ogden Beer Company is a great, crushable foil to the brutal thrash metal power that is the mighty Vindicator!!  Crush a few Prost Malones and hit the pit!  'Nuff said!

Make sure to check out my interview with Vic Stown from a few years ago here: https://youtu.be/oXD71hqmf_M

Cheers and hails!!