From the first crunchy riffs to the last moments of “Orphans of the Storm,” Absolute Power’s Needs Must When the Devil Drives (Time To Kill Records) kills it with rock-solid Metal. Simon Efemey’s Glam/Thrash vocals, Shane Embury’s (Napalm Death, Dark Sky Burial) pretty much everything else, and a line-up of guest musicians produce a NWOBHM/Thrash masterpiece of rock and metal pretty much every metal fan on earth can dine all week on.
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Absolute Power, the heavy metal project from Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury and vocalist and producer Simon Efemey, drops the title track from their upcoming second album, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, featuring former Judas Priest and Iced Earth vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens, out November 6 via Time To Kill Records. Stream it now and pre-order below. Continue reading