Heads For The Dead was born in 2017, created by Jonny Petterson (Wombbath)
and Ralf Hauber (Revel
In Flesh). The band quickly gained a name for merging horror movie
atmosphere with chainsaw-driven death metal. Since then, they have delivered
several albums and EPs that carry their own signature of "horror metal of
death". The band is completed by Matt Moliti (Sentient Horror) and newcomer Evan Daniele (Sentient
Horror, Dead And Dripping) on drums,
making “Never Ending Night Of Terror” their fourth full-length release.
“Never
Ending Night Of Terror” is an album soaked in horror imagery, cinema references
and a thick slab of death metal heaviness. Written entirely by Jonny Petterson and voiced with Hauber’s instantly recognizable growl, the album
pushes its way through ten tracks that feel like the soundtrack to a cursed VHS
marathon. Instead of going for raw gore alone, the music balances aggressive
riffs, eerie keyboard layers, and film-score inspired passages, creating a
nightmarish soundscape that moves with the same rhythm as the slashers it pays
homage to.
There’s plenty of riff-driven energy, but the akbum also makes room for chilling atmospherics. The guitars cut forward with old-school sharpness, drums hit with force and variation, while keyboards give everything that sinister, cinematic shadow. It’s a combination that never lets you forget the horror roots of the concept, whether you’re listening to the bone-crushing “Death Mask”, the eerie “Phantasmagoria” or the final tribute “Witchkrieg”, where the Goblin influence comes through clearly.
Hauber’s vocals
carry that gravelly, deranged edge that fits the subject matter like blood on a
knife. He spits out his lyrics with conviction, turning references to Cronenberg, Argento,
Polanski or Fulci
into something alive and theatrical. Combined with Petterson’s writing, which stitches horror
soundtracks into traditional death metal, the band achieves a grim theater of
violence and paranoia.
Running at
just over 41 minutes, the album is a horror ride in death metal form. It
thrives on atmosphere, pounding aggression and that obsessive devotion to cult
cinema. It’s not simply music inspired by movies; it is death metal built as
horror cinema. This is an album that horror fiends and death metal maniacs can
devour equally, a twisted midnight screening in sound form. Perfect for those
who want their metal to sound like blood-soaked celluloid.
Score:
8.3
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