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 This is where it all started!
KILLERS BY TRADE
Demo 2005
Call them whatever you want, either horror or goth rockers, the sure thng is that the band's music is interesting and proper to listen to in a party. Both songs are very good with "Loup Garou" being the most metal oriented, but I prsonally vote for "Steel" cause of the great grooves it has. So, do you want to listen to something different and relaxing? Then Killers By Trade is what you're looking for!
Nick Parastatidis (Behind the Veil Webzine)
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Pub Wolves of London |
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 Seldom does a two-track demo score three guitarsaws or more (it's long been our policy that you can't tell a lot from a band with only two tracks), but Killers By Trade and their "Pub Wolves of London" are the exception.
The two tracks here are an original tune ("Loup Garou") and a cover of the classic Warren Zevon song, "Werewolves of London." "Loup Garou" is a solid number with roaring guitars and a driving pace. The only complaint about this track is that the production is a little loose and the vocals get lost in the mix. "Werewolves of London" gives a whole new spin to Zevon's most famous song, delivering walls of chunky guitar and a nearly stoner rock pace that's nothing short of devastating. Although I miss the "ah-oooo" of the original song here, the pounding guitar chords almost make up for it.
As with any two or three track demo, one has to wonder whether Killers by Trade can hold up throughout a full-length CD. Based on what I hear on "Pub Wolves of London," however, I'm anxious to find out.
For more information, check out www.killersbytrade.com.
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Two Behind the Ear |
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 (Out of Print)Track one is "Steel". Those used to the original Demo Version will be in for a painful shock as the song bangs along like an ominous hammer. Only in the bridge/solo section does it give way to the manic feel of the original bolstering the punishment with a fury of bass and guitar doubling a'la Black Sabbath.
Track Two is a cover of the famous "Night Prowler" by AC/DC. The Highway to Hell has been paved again, in blood!
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Ancient Rider |
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 This release is a potential breakthrough of Killers By Trade, the music on here is very driven and it catches fairly quickly on. The metallic hard rock with the punky straight ahead attitude and raw and crunchy guitar tone, should speak to a lot and go straight into the heart of even more. If there had been a label behind this release, with the means of promoting the hell out of it, it would have become an instant big hit, I'm not a second in doubt of that. Clint Love has hit the right nerve with this music, and now when it has been recorded really powerful and hard hitting, it should kick some doors in.
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In Secrecy Silence and Darkness |
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 Of course, conceptual intelligence can only take an album so far. After all, it’s about the music combined with the ideology and aesthetic, not just one of those factors alone. Unlike many other bands that are great in the last two features but not in the first, Killers By Trade combines all three into a very good, well crafted package that I can listen to again and again. Many bands play heavy metal in a rock format; Killers By Trade does just the opposite, with bar rock overdriven and distorted into a propulsive heavy metal mold, like a goth-edged Motörhead playing in the local Lodge. Riffs are rock-based, but massively amped up in speed and aggression, aided by a pounding, obviously synthetic drum machine ala Ministry which constantly pushes forward with thundering double bass and cymbal fills. There’s lots of tremolo riffing, though, as previously stated, the melodies are rock based, and they’re generally supported by an additional lead guitar line that adds a great deal to the music. Vocals are like a cleaner Lemmy, and yet I don’t feel that they would improve with any added roughness: they seem fine as they are, and I don’t find the vocal melodies cloying.
Killers By Trade is the first band in a very long time that I’ve actually been interested in the lyrics of. There’s a logical, steady aesthetic on an interesting subject, and it’s something I would love to see explored more. And unlike other bands with such precise concepts, this is actually one that I feel has a strong connection between music and concept, unlike other bands where a concept is hastily slapped over existing music. All aspects of Killers By Trade go hand in hand, and that’s something I can definitely appreciate.
From a Review by Noktorn 9/12/07
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