In 2010 and the early months of 2011, Black Spiders seem to have been caught in a whirlwind, skyrocketing them in to the mouths and ears of many.
Sons of The North is the debut album from a group of guys who have worked solidly since forming to make it, releasing EPs and taking any support slot they could amongst lengthy headline tours, and they deserve everything they've acheived so far. Sons Of The North opens with a track called Stay Down, which makes a perfect opener for an album such as this. It sets the pace perfectly, which assaults your ears with fast paced and engergetic music, lyrics that get stuck in your head, riffs that can send shivers down your spine and a solo that will sound gigantic in a live setting. You'd think that following Stay Down would be difficuly, but the tracks that follow are just as great at the one preceding them.
The album goes from strength the strength with tracks such as the fantastic 'KISS Tried To Kill Me' which has been a favourite in setlists for a while.
Another stand out track is Mans Ruin. It wouldn't sound out of place on an album by many bands, but there's still something that sets it apart from the norm. As with every track I've heard by this band, on both this album and previous releases, the vocals and lyrics just grab you, and mixed together with the sludge-esque guitar and bass riffs, form a song that you know will be huge, given the chance.
Overall, the album is one of the best of the year so far, sticking to a formula that works for the band, but still bringing something fresh to a somewhat stagnant mainstream scene. There does not seem to be one bad moment in the 10 tracks on what can only be classed as an outstanding debut. The majority of these songs will work fantasically when they're played live, and if they sound even half as good as they do on record, I would love to be at those gigs.
Influenced by: Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Motorhead
Top track: KISS Tried To Kill Me
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