I know nothing about the Future Bible Heroes, their background, biography or other such tidbits which knowledgeable reviewers are normally expected to possess. I have read no other reviews of the album “Eternal Youth” and I’m writing this purely from a first-spin, uninformed-listener point of view. Be warned!

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Animals on Wheels’ “Designs & Mistakes” is a jazzy drum’n'bass record (or “drill’n'bass” as it has been dubbed by some), created by electronist Andy Coleman who incidentally lives and records all his music on his boat. The music is reminiscent of Aphex Twin and similar projects, but is far from brilliant. At times it contains ambient and rather soothing instrumentals, other times it pulsates with loose jazz samples and mesmerising loops. It’s ok for those who enjoy the genre and want to hear everything it has to offer, but for all us others it’s just about average.

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Laughter! This record rocks! Regardless of what you might think of the punk-”scene” in the last thirty or so years, there’s no denying that blazing pub-rock anthems in best Oi! tradition such as those found on “Best of Oi!” will provoke some ironic laughter in listeners anno 21st century. I’m sure that their creators were all serious and stuff about this music, but at some points I simply can’t contain myself: When Cock Sparrer blast off with oh-so-nationalistic “England Belongs to Me” I give a little chuckle. Yes, die-hardcorists, the true purists of punk will probably have a go at me for this, but how can you take this music too seriously? The very name of the genre is a sort of running joke between myself and friends, never mind the actual songs.

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We stay moving around solo
Ask us where you at
We don’t know and don’t care (don’t care)
All we know is we was at home cuz you left us there
You got your boys and got gone and left us all alone (more…)

i wanna be by yo side so come on step into me
i wanna be by yo side so baby come into me
boy i feel strange when i by yo side
so be in my ride (more…)

I don’t know who you think I am (4x)

You been gone since three thirty
And coming home lately at three thirty
I’m super cool
I’ve been a fool (more…)

The 1990 release of “Hammerheart” saw Bathory shed themselves completely of their image as a “satanic” band, firmly establishing the Viking metal tendencies shown on “Blood, Fire, Death.” This, in my opinion, was a Good Move ™ by Quorthron and the boys. While their earlier works do have a certain immature charm about them, they can never really live up to the much more focused efforts put out later in the bands career.

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