''Verses of Steel'' is the twelfth studio album by the Polish
thrash metal
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...
band
Acid Drinkers
Acid Drinkers are a Polish thrash metal band formed in September 1986 in Poznań. Acid Drinkers were formed on 21 September 1986 consisting of Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki (vocals, bass) and Robert "Litza" Friedrich (guitar, vocals). The band's style ...
. It was released on 7 July 2008 in Poland through
Mystic Production
Mystic Production is one of the largest Polish independent record labels. It was founded by Barbara Mikuła in 1995 in Skała near Cracow.
The company was initially releasing and distributing heavy metal music, including early albums by artists ...
.
It is the only album to feature Alex "Olass" Mendyk due to his death in late November 2008.
The album was recorded from March to April 2008 (drums & vocals were recorded at the Perlazza studio in
Opalenica
Opalenica (German ''Opalenitza'', 1943-45 ''Oppenbach'') is a town in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 9,861 inhabitants (2007).
The noble de Opalenica Opaliński (also ''de Bnin Opaliński'') family originated her ...
while guitar & bass were recorded at Jet studio in
Nowy Dwór).
It was mixed at Chimp Studio, London, and Tower Studio,
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
.
The cover art was created by ''Mentalporn.com'' and fotos by Paulina Mencel.
Track listing
Reception
The album was well received in their country, gaining three nominations for the Fryderyk Musical Awards (Poland) for production, composition and best Heavy Metal album.
It was described as a traditional European thrash metal album with a few crossover elements.
Personnel
* Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki – vocals, bass
* Alex "Olass" Mendyk – guitar, vocals
* Dariusz "Popcorn" Popowicz – guitar, vocals
* Maciej "Ślimak" Starosta – drums
*Music and lyrics – Acid Drinkers
*Engineered – Maciej Feddek, Aleksander Mendyk
*Vocal co-producer – Przemysław "Perła" Wjemann
*Bartek Dębicki – solo in "Blues Beatdown"
Charts
Release history
References
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Acid Drinkers albums
2008 albums
Mystic Production albums