{"id":58628,"date":"2016-11-22T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toiletovhell.com\/?p=58628"},"modified":"2016-11-22T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T17:14:27","slug":"bolzer-hero-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/bolzer-hero-reviewed\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00f6lzer<\/b> – Hero<\/i>, Reviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After years of anticipation, B\u00f6lzer<\/strong> have finally released their first full-length. But is it any good?<\/p>\n

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Okoi “KzR” Jones is one hell of a guitarist. At once melodically intricate and rhythmically challenging, his command over a 10-string B.C. Rich is one that few, if any, can match. Fabian “HzR” Wyrsch, his counterpart on drums, appears to be preternaturally gifted in the art of laying down uniquely creative drums with a level of skill and panache that evades most drummers. Between the two of them, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more formidable musical duo in all of modern metal. It’s just a shame that KzR can’t fucking sing.<\/p>\n

That’s not entirely fair. He can hold a note, mostly, and with great difficulty when he tries his hardest. Unfortunately, those moments are few and far between among the cheesy ham sandwich attempts at creating an emotional atmosphere on these handful of tracks that constitute Hero<\/em>, the first full-length from this Swiss duo.<\/p>\n

For those unfamiliar with B\u00f6lzer, you’ve likely been away from underground metal for a few years. Hey! How ya been? Are the folks doing alright? Anyway, there’re these guys called B\u00f6lzer, OK? They put out a demo in 2012 called Roman Acupuncture<\/em>, a title that is a playful euphemism for a crucifixion. It was a pretty wild release that serves as a worthwhile introduction to the band’s trademark blend of death and black metal riffage.<\/p>\n

Roman Acupuncture<\/em>, set the template for 2013’s Aura<\/em> EP.\u00a0With clearer production and a handful of totally unfuckwithable riffs, Aura<\/em> completely blew away underground metal fans and damn near every metal blogger along with, I assume, a few normie casualties along the way as collateral damage. If you’ve somehow never heard “Entranced by the Wolfshook”, you should go ahead and listen now to hear the sound of a young metal band with the world swinging from their nuts.<\/p>\n