I was first drawn to this band by the great eloquence and beauty of their name. ‘Fuckshovel’ I pondered, perhaps I should even legally change my name to this. In all seriousness though, when I first saw the name of the band I smiled to myself and quickly made sure I gave ‘Long Time Dead’ a listen. As the music erupted into my ears I was not at all disappointed. I find the sound of Fuckshovel to be greatly appealing, there is a great bite about this music with its epic guitar riffs, and frantic drum work. Great use is made of the double bass pedal here, and the drums therefore come pelting at you full throttle. A second track makes up this release, this being the equally brutal ‘Skull and Bones’. The band fire their way through this release and never do they show any signs of slowing down. The music is always full of great excitement, and Fuckshovel are clearly a band that enjoy playing the music that they do. The band believe in the sound that they are producing and this is something that really comes through in their sound, their Punk riddled Metal music is an aggressive assault of absolute aural excellence.
Release Date: 25 February 2008
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
