Overkill
White Devil Armory

What should one say about legends and a band which is followed for 40 years, and never disappoints? Yet another great album, pretty even in songwriting. Must mention few songs that stand up, though: Armorist, Bitter pill, King of the rat bastards. Inner is also very well done.

The music on White Devil Armory is a typical old school trash with NWOBHM influence. The first three songs of the album (apart from a short intro) fly by in one breath, however, at first they are not particularly remembered. But with "Bitter Pills" everything is already much more interesting - a leisurely introduction, interesting guitar riffs, a prevailing average tempo with acceleration in the middle of the song, a refrain, as if driven into the listener's head. I will not single out the guitar solo of this particular song, since the guitarists did their best on the whole album. In my opinion, “Bitter Pill” is definitely the central composition of “White Devil Armory”. It is not surprising that the second clip in support of him was shot specifically for this song. Also among my favorites are the longest song on the album, almost seven minutes, but that does not lose its hurricane power "Freedom Rings", and, of course, the ending "In The Name" is one of the most interesting songs not only on the album, but also the group in general. It begins, I would say, epic, goes almost into a kind of military (and very aggressive) march, and ends with an unexpected polyphonic singing. Class !!! Highlighting these three compositions, I do not want to say at all that the rest of the things on the album are ballast. On the contrary, they are all of the highest quality. And with repeated listening, they are revealed from new angles. So, you understand that “Armorist” is the perfect “opener” for this album, “Pig” is not as simple as it seemed at first, and “King Of The Rat Bastards” captivates with its chorus and instrumental losses, etc.