The melodic hooks and enthusiastic drum presence of “A Good Day to Die”, especially approaching the chorus, introduces a nice blend with the group’s doomier foundation. In fact it easily captures the spirit of the seventies and eighties in a way similar to transferring a record or cassette to a modern, hi-fi medium. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the way the EP sounds. The drums, however, sound fantastic overall, right down to being a bit louder in the mix which accentuates the echo they carry. The rougher vocals are a bit muffled though, as if carrying a forced effect from the studio to play up that rawer trait. The bass guitar lends a decent pulse that can sometimes be a bit thin compared to the mid-range distortions of the guitar. Like the most popular groups that inspired the band from the eighties and earlier, Hammer of Chaos has a very analog presentation that works well with the hard rock infused mixture of doom and stoner metal. But is this new recording worth taking note of? It’s now late 2015, and we’re greeted with their second EP, Hammer of Chaos. That very year saw the band’s debut venture, The Burning EP, release independently, followed roughly two years later by their first full-length effort, Among the Snakes. Problems plagued that initial line-up, eventually leading to the stable three-piece we have today come 2011. This new entity became a four man operation that focused largely on cover songs, though a few originals did exist. Firelord came into existence back in 2007 with the dissolving of Saint Judas, a band that guitarist/vocalist Mario Bussini had founded a few years prior.
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