Hail of Bullets - ...of Frost and War (2008)

   Hail of Bullets was formed as a band with Worldwar II concept when Asphyx had a longer inactive period. And because musically it wasn't much different (in lyrics neither, since WWII topics also appeared there before), Hail of Bullets kind of filled the emptiness that was left behind after after Asphyx.
   So the same raw, noisy and heavy sound have returned with the suffocating vocal style of Martin van Drunen, except the music was written by others. The only difference was that Hail of Bullets had more intense music in general, though the effective demoralizing slow downs that were so common in Asphyx, also remained. Their debut covered the events of the Eastern Front from the Operation Barbarossa until the final fall of Germany. Even though WWII as a lyrical topic counts already as hackneyed in metal, the detailed way how Hail of Bullets managed it to illustrate by dedicating the project completely to that concept is quite genuine. This sound and style fits the best to express the cruel and tragic outcomes of the deadliest conflict in history. So for those who never can bored of it and also missed the noisy iconic sound of old Asphyx, Hail of Bullets became/could become a big favorite.