Mitra

Rock And Roll was never supposed to be polite, polished, watered down or delivered without destructive primal urge. This is not only a fact that all four members of Mitra understand to the fullest, it's also the driving force behind why the Dallas-based foursome exist in the first place. Remember when Lemmy said if Motorhead moved next door your lawn would die? Well Mitra plan on doing damage to more than just your front yard when they roll up in the neighborhood.

KERRANG! (UK)

Mitra's debut album is a fantastically filthy collection of scabby doom-drenched rock-n-roll that's about as subtle as a chainsaw to the face. They wallow in darker regions and tap into their primal urges to create the monolithically heavy grooves that hinge "All Gods Kill" together. Very ace indeed. I give "All Gods Kill" a four out of five K rating. - James Sherry..

DALLAS OBSERVER

With so much death metal and screamo in the metroplex, what's a headbanging purist to do? Enter Mitra"s "All Gods Kill" whose fangs come from solid songwriting, not just sheer force. Not that this disc is whimpy, matter of fact, it's a purists album, a love letter (or maybe a hate letter?) to late '80's and early '90's metal. "All Gods Kill" is among the better metal albums from Dallas this decade. - Sam Machkovech

OUTBURN

Mitra is a band full of piss and vinegar, or better yet, booze and balls. Heavy, hard driving, and nonstop audio thunder is what these Texas boys produce consistently throughout their debut album "All Gods Kill". Not only are all of the songs brutally punishing, the name "Mitra" itself means "god of justice", so this group seems to present the full package of image and content. Think of "All Gods Kill" as the soundtrack for a rough and tough scenario of multiple smackdowns being administered in the middle of a bar fight. That's Mitra and their music, blazing, pummeling, and not for the timid. ----- Christian Cipollini

SLUG MAGAZINE

Mitra = Motorhead + Marijuana + Hieronymus Bosch Here's a chronological recap of what happened when I first listened to "All Gods Kill". I was a decent person. I opened the CD, I put it in the player, and I instantly became evil. This is the sort of album that has the capacity to turn any good Christian into an unadulterated axe murderer. The album is a blues-tinged, southern rooted, stripped down, no-nonsense hard rock at its best.It makes Metallica look like a bunch of pussies and your average speed metal gods look like pretentious poseurs. Listening to this album is an exercise in stamina and a much-recommended one at that. ---- Brady Gunnell ..