Unexpected Fate

by Bulldozer

Overview

The Italian black/thrash metal band Bulldozer may have been inspired to re-form by the Polish label Metal Mind's 2006 box set of their late-'80s work, Regenerated in the Grave. It certainly wasn't because they'd made a quantum leap in musicianship and wanted to share it with their old fans. Unexpected Fate sounds almost exactly like their old stuff did -- a jackhammer blend of Motoerhead and Venom, with some German thrash (Sodom, Destruction) thrown in. There's nothing subtle about the ten songs on Unexpected Fate, though some of them are at least slightly catchy. Vocalist A.C. Wild possesses only the most rudimentary growl, but he puts it over with conviction, and his bandmates chant the choruses emphatically behind him. The few sonic surprises (like the clean guitar that briefly pops up on the Suicidal Tendencies-ish "Use Your Brain") only serve to emphasize the classic/retro feel of the rest of the record. This is a pretty good album, as comebacks by '80s thrash also-rans go. It's inessential, but it has its moments. ~ Phil Freeman

Product Details

Release Date:	06/14/2011
Label:	Scarlet / Scarlet Records
UPC:	8025044017700

Tracks

1. Unexpected Fate
2. Aces of Blasphemy
3. Salvation for Sale
4. Use Your Brain
5. Micro VIP
6. Bastards
7. Buried Alive by Trash
8. The Counter-Crusade
9. The Prediction
10. In the Name
11. IX -- Desert [Live at Rock Hard Festival 2010]
12. Minkions [Live at Rock Hard Festival 2010]
13. Micro VIP [Live at Rock Hard Festival 2010]
14. Willful Death [Live at Rock Hard Festival 2010]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bulldozer   Primary Artist
Anders Rain   Guitar,Soloist,Guest Artist
Jennifer Batten   Guitar,Soloist,Guest Artist
Billy Sheehan   Bass,Soloist,Guest Artist
Kiko Loureiro   Guitar,Soloist,Guest Artist
AC Wild   Bass,Organ,Vocals
Andy Panigada   Guitar,Soloist,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Olaf Thoersen   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Davide Nadalin   Cover Design,Graphic Design
Jennifer Batten   Composer
Antonio Baglio   Mastering
AC Wild   Group Member
Andy Panigada   Group Member
Paolo Carlini   Photography
Andrea Leonardi   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering