Vomitor - Devils Poison (2010)

While Hells Headbangers is known for releasing very retro (and good) sounding releases, with Vomitor’s “Devils Poison” they have dropped the ball immensely. This Aussie band had done a great job with “Bleeding the Priest”, a very worthy debut album that gained them well deserved comparisons with Sodom, Celtic Frost and the all mighty Hellhammer. But with “Devils Poison” they sound like they should be heading back to their garage and record a few more demos.

“Devils Poison” is a very chaotic release that has pretty much nothing going for it, the album gets boring right after track number one. We are not complaining about the raw and primitive sound the band has (which is characteristic of the early Sodom, etc albums), but we complain about the lack of creativity and even musicianship behind this release.

The last track is a clear example of what a horrible mess “Devils Poison” is. “Neutron Hammer” features a terrible riffing sound, and a bunch of nonsensical screams with no direction or anything. This perfectly summarizes our opinion about the whole release, so be warned and stay away. We enjoy plenty of the albums on Hells Headbangers, but on this one we feel cheated.

Release: March 23rd, 2010

Country: Australia