Plain and simple, Murder The Mountains rocks. It's the perfect combination of straight rock n' roll with stoner/sludge metal. It really blows the doors off their debut in every way shape and form. They took the formula of the first record and just made everything bigger, tighter, and better. What makes Murder The Mountains rock so fucking hard is the riffs. Red Fang definitely drinks the riff juice. The riffs range from sludgey and pretty damn heavy ("Dirt Wizard", "Into The Eye", "Malverde") to cleaner more rock based stuff ("Wires", "Hank Is Dead"). No matter what style they are playing, the riffs hit hard. On top of every song having excellent riffs, every song is catchy as hell. The hooks are normally not this effective in this type of metal, but Red Fang gives each and every track a chorus that will get stuck in your head. Another big boost is the production. The biggest flaw of their debut was the poor production. That record sounded very cheap with it's muddy mix. By comparison, Murder The Mountains has a clear, immense production that really brings out the best of Red Fang's sound.
Murder The Mountains is a great release from Red Fang. This is a record that should captivate a wide variety of listeners from all over the worlds of rock and metal. It's a catchy, hard-rocking, riffy piece of stoner metal that becomes better after each and every listen. They have vastly improved since their debut in every possible way. I am expecting big things out of Red Fang in the future. A band that rocks this hard with this many killer riffs won't fly under the radar for long.
4/5 Stars
Standout Tracks
1.Dirt Wizard
2.Into The Eye
3.Malverde
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