Speedwolf - Bark at the Poon

If technical metal and meandering psych/prog have you looking for something more straightforward, Speedwolf is the answer. This Denver 4-piece is a no-frills thrash/punk assault on all things ironic. While many of their more successful peers are kitschy or disingenuous, Speedwolf is the real deal. Bark at the Poon (2009, self-released) has the same kind of raw, kinetic energy you find on Iron Maiden’s Soundhouse Tapes or The Misfits’ Bullet 7″. Reed Brummel’s Lemmy/Danzig vocals perfectly complement the old-school tone present throughout the four songs on this tape. (Yes, as in cassette tape.) “Speedwolf” sets a creepy horror vibe before jumping into a crusty-d-beat attack. “Death Ripper” finds Brummel channeling Venom’s Cronos. With raspy vocals and proto-kvlt riffs, this track could easily have come from the Black Metal sessions.

Death Ripper
Speedwolf (excerpt)

I put Speedwolf on an “old-school” mixtape with Black Flag, Motörhead, Cryptic Slaughter, and Hellhammer (among others), and gave it to a few friends. No one came close to guessing there was a recording from 2009 on there. Some would say that’s a bad thing, but if you can appreciate history, you’ll appreciate what these guys do.

– Chris Rowella

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To one lucky random winner, we’re giving away a CD-R copy of this demo, which has no artwork, but adds covers of songs by Venom (“Witching Hour”) and KISS (“Cold Gin”). For a chance to win, email invisibleoranges at gmail dot com by midnight EST on Friday, October 16 with the subject header “Dark Side of the Poon” and your full name and address.