Mixing traditional punk rock with a more metal feel is no mean feat but French quartet Hellsuckers do just that.  Complete with double bass and an attitude of a rattlesnake with a hangover, they deliver full throttle rock n roll.  Think Helicopters and Backyard Babies and you’ll get where they’re coming from.

The album opens up proper with ‘Ridin’, a no holds barred guitar fest that just rips riff after monstrous riff, and the band take no prisoners from here on in.

This album sways more to the sleaze metal side of the tracks, and veers away from the more punk side than that of the bands previous albums.  I for one believe this is the way forward for the band.

This type of no nonsense rock has always had a market in the UK and the rest of Europe and I’m sure the Hellsuckers will find some fame with their infectious metal punk cross over.

One surprise on the album is the cover of Thin Lizzy’s ‘Cold Sweat’ sounds more a distant cousin of original.  However, the steaming guitar riffs midway through make it work strangely enough.

This album may not sit comfortably with some of the more melodic rock crowd, but if you like me you like to stray over to the dark side occasionally, then this album is for you.