A Very Brutal Christmas
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| Extended Play by Austrian Death Machine | ||||
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Publication |
2008 |
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| Label (s) | Metal Blade Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD |
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Title (number) |
3 |
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running time |
8:45 |
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Tim Lambesis |
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Studio (s) |
Lambesi's studio |
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A Very Brutal Christmas is an extended play of the Austrian Death Machine project by As-I-Lay-Dying singer Tim Lambesis . The EP was released on November 21, 2008 by Metal Blade Records .
History of origin
The debut album Total Brutal was released on July 22, 2008. A few months later, Lambesis decided to add an EP. As with the debut album, the cover was drawn by Ed Repka . It shows a drawing of Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Terminator outfit with a Christmas hat. In addition to the album track Get to the Choppa , the EP contains two cover versions , a version of the famous Christmas carol Jingle Bells and a cover of the Judas Priest classic Hell Bent for Leather , both of which in the typical style of Austrian Death Machine.
As on the album, Chad Ackerman (ex- Chapter 14 ) can be heard as a Schwarzenegger parody. Other guest musicians are:
- Jason Suecof ( Capharnaum ) - guitar solo on Get to the Choppa
- Dan Gregory - backing vocals for Hell Bent for Leather
- Jeff Gretz (ex- From Autumn to Ashes ) - drums at Hell Bent for Leather
- Mark MacDonald (Mercury Switch) - guitar solo for Hell Bent for Leather
- James Gericke - bass
- Mike Catalano ( As I Lay Dying ) - drums on Get to the Choppa
Track list
- Jingle Bells - 3:01
- Get to the Choppa - 2:47
- Hell Bent for Leather - 2:57
Music genre
As on the debut album, this release is also about modern Thrash / Death Metal, which uses a Schwarzenegger parody as a hook. Jingle Bells was supplemented by beatdowns and the crew vocals common in hardcore punk . Even Hell Bent for Leather was recorded in typical Austrian Death Machine style. The song contains a reference to the movie Terminator 2 and quotes the scene in which the "naked" Terminator gets clothes, boots and a motorcycle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Hauptmann: Review: Austrian Death Machine - A Very Brutal Christmas (Single). Bloodchamber.de, February 13, 2009, accessed December 25, 2014 .
- ↑ AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE - A Very Brutal Christmas . Stormbringer.at, November 20, 2008, accessed December 25, 2014 .