Leathervein formed (under the name Virgin Suicide) in 2004, in wake of the great second wave of hardcore punk bands collectively known as the K-Town Hardcore. For almost a year the heavy metal-worshipping, punkthrashing maniacs of Leathervein had a busy schedule, ripping up concerthalls from Copenhagen to Hamburg, before the band reached an inevetable, fullthrottle implosion after a recording session. With the coming of a new record, though, the last is yet to come...
UPDATE APRIL 2009: The record is out and has so far sold really well in the US. Hjernespind Recs. are still waiting for the domestic press here in europe, but it should be available sometime during May.
In the meantime here's a couple of comments and reviews on the record so far:
Suburban Voice:
"The illustration on the cover of this record is ridiculous--a demonic looking headbanger shooting off rather phallic looking radioactive guitar device and it screams 80 thrash-metal schlock. And you have to respect their aspirations--Dr. Hook wanted to be on the cover of the Rolling Stone. Leathervein want to be on the "Cover of MMRR" i.e. Maximum Rock 'n Roll. If this was the 80s, the hardcore bible's illustrious founder Mr. Yohannan probably wouldn't have even allowed a review of this record since he would have deemed it "too metal." Some might feel that way now but, writing as a child of 70s hard rock and metal AND hardcore AND thrash metal, Leathervein's eponymous debut hits all the right buttons and it'd be a mistake to strictly consider this metal. There's the rawkarama of bands like Turbonegro and, if the intent is tongue-in-cheek, Leathervein's edge is sharper with speed bombs like "You Are The Problem,"Crossed The Line" and "Endless Night," although the last ends with a heavy coda." "Welcome To The Ministry," meanwhile, will make you bang your head Priest style--maybe that's the ministry they're talking about. I have to speculate 'cause there ain't no lyric sheet and The Eagle's emanations are sometimes a bit tricky to decipher. The mighty noise doesn't require any sort of deep analysis, though. It just needs to be turned up loud."
Lowcut review:
""Cover Of Maximum Rock'n'Roll" is probably the best damn Danish punk ditty I've heard this year, humongous righteous tune! The production is top fuckin' notch. I can really see Leathervein crossing over from their K-Town punk goons to every decent headbanger worth his or her salt."
Havoc Records:
"This Lp is really good. Driving hard rock mixed with hardcore perhaps like a sped up Turbonegro or early Hellacopters. Not nearly as metal as the cover art would suggest. A real stand out in the genre."
Sorry State Records:
"Ripping hardcorepunkmetal from Denmark. I didn't know what to expect from this record based on the 80s thrash metal-style artwork, but this music is killer. Leathervein are a little stylistically schizophrenic, but in the best way possible. Some songs have a newer Inepsy-style, rocking Motorpunk thing going on while at least half the record is straightforward hardcore in the Kick N Punch school. A few songs feature some epic metal soloing that's clearly inspired by the almighty Judas Priest. It's awesome to hear a band with a really unique hybrid sound that totally pulls it off. Killer."
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