Legendary guitarist John Ricci of Exciter returns with his new band, Powerrage. Alongside Ricci are bassist Todd Pilon (formerly of Witchkiller), drummer Lucas Dery, and singer Jacques Blanger, who was featured on the three Exciter albums. Powerrage’s music is difficult to describe, but in addition to ultra-heavy doom/death metal, there are also Exciter influences and parallels to early Mercyful Fate. The eight tracks on Beast were recorded with the help of John Ricci’s longtime friend and producer Manfred Leidecker and mixed by Dan Swan at Unisound Studio. When you listen to uncompromisingly hard tracks like “Dark Wings,” “Haunted Hell,” or the almost punk-sounding (and somewhat reminiscent of the unique Amebix) “I Torture I Kill,” it quickly becomes clear that Powerrage is indeed a new beginning.

Tracklist:

1. Dark Wings
2. Cremation Damnation
3. Dragon Man
4. Haunted Hell
5. I Torture I Kill
6. The Devil Is Screaming
7. Damned And Cursed
8. The Black Mass

UPC: 4251267724420
Label: High Roller Records
Release Date: 5.8.26
Format: CD