Seldom has a release been so aptly titled as this absolute monster by Barnsleys Hands Off Gretel.
Three shots of turbo charged adrenaline that just tear your beating heart out and then take huge chucks out of it with bloodstained teeth, laughing manically at the same time.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDUNsojKdoc&w=560&h=315]‘She Thinks She’s Punk Rock ‘n’ Roll’ and ‘Don’t Touch’ are full on, snarling and dangerous creatures, perfect in every way, part Punk, part New Wave and part Metal, singer Lauren Tate not holding anything back in a breathless delivery.
Taking a slightly different route, ‘Bigger Than Me’ initially blindsides with a twisted, disembodied melody before going absolutely feral.
The track is a grainy black and white home movie that bursts into sudden, horrifically technicolour, life, ripping and shredding its victims until they are nothing but a few shreds of torn flesh. One of the most exciting bands in the country and soon to be found at your favourite local venue on their current UK tour.
Review by Paul Monkhouse for MPM
