Hellnite is a wonderfully cheesy moniker; they’re from the Americas; the angular logo suggests they play thrash metal (my number 1 passion in life), and they have song titles like “Phantom Force” and “Thrash Of The Living Dead”. So far, it all points to a rippin’ good time something in the vein of Merciless Death or Fueled By Fire. On Sliptrick Records’ website, the Mexicans list their influences as Kreator (which I totally get) and… Alestorm (which makes me question both their musical integrity and their sanity). Alas, what’s actually on offer on their debut full-length is more akin to a gruffer version of Iron Maiden with the occasional Flotsam & Jetsam-esque riff and the worst vocals this side of Dave Mustaine’s onstage voice.
01. Projection
02. Phantom Force
03. Spirits Prevail
04. Beasts from the Deep
05. Thrash of the Living Dead
06. Darker Than Black
07. Stage on Fire
08. The Necromancer
09. Midnight Terror