Review of GRAVEYARD - Fever / Nuclear Blast Records
The first thing that struck me about Fever was how much more eager Graveyard sound to get their hands dirty again. I liked the moodier side of 6, but there’s something about hearing this band lean back into the fuzz and let the riffs do the talking that feels immediately familiar in the best possible way. “Back From The Grave” kicks the door open with that thick, dirty guitar sound, and before long I was nodding along like an idiot. Sometimes that's all I want from a heavy rock record: a riff with enough weight behind it that I stop thinking about what the band might be trying to achieve and just enjoy the bloody thing. “Tongue Tied” caught me off guard a little with its scruffier, faster attack. It has that garage-rock energy where you can almost imagine the room getting louder and more chaotic as the song goes on. Graveyard have always had a knack for making old-school influences feel like something they actually want to play, rather than a collection of records they've been...
