Superchrist – Holy Shit (2012)

Promoted under the moniker of ‘Beer Metal’, Superchrist’s latest released titled “Holy Shit” falls a bit under the expectations generated, but still delivers 10 hard-hitting rock and roll tracks. The party atmosphere is definitely present in this release and while most of the songs are quite catchy, the band fails to deliver beyond their one punch approach.

Delivering punches since the opener “Run to the Night”, this release starts with a very upbeat tempo and a nice atmosphere of debauchery. The riffing is pretty solid and the drumming nicely follows, however the best thing is the raspy vocals that reminded us of a younger Lemmy from Motörhead at some points. As the tracks: “Take me To The Graveyard”, “Hot Tonight”, “Get Lost”, and “Burn Again” follow, it is quite evident that the band does only one thing, but they do a hell of a job at it. While this takes away from the band a bit, it will surely not bother other people.

Our favorite track is the playful “Black Thunder”, a power house of a song that is very catchy and has that very traditional Hard Rock structure to it. Things keep flowing in high spirits with the solid tracks: “PAMF” and “Don’t Wanna Know” and “Sewer Snake”. Completing this engaging release we have the song titled “Beer Metal”, a track that is no different or more special than the rest, but it is equally catchy as all of them.

In general we have to say that Superchrist’s “Holy Shit” is a pretty decent release. While not revolutionary or highly diverse, this is one excellent album to have playing when drinking beer with your buddies and shooting some guns.

Release: May 22nd, 2012

Country: USA