Today, Brooklyn black metal heavy cult Throaat stream the entirety of their new EP, Black Speed - released last week by Invictus Productions - at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. A true power-trio in the grand tradition of Motorhead and Venom - whom they cover here with "In League With Satan" - Throaat have been prolifically perfecting their craft the last couple years across a slew of demo and EP releases. Now, with the five-song Black Speed, the band have hit a fever pitch, distilling the very essence of Throaat into their most exciting, throttling songs to date. Ever aptly titled, Black Speed maintains first-wave black metal aesthetics within an unselfconsciously modern framework. There is no "retro" posturing, but rather an authentic, well-simmered explosion 'n' retraction of timeless heavy metal tropes; signposts of early Slayer, Hungary's Tormentor, debut-era Bathory, and '80s Mayhem exist, but don't even tell half the story. Songwriting is key, with fiery execution to back it up, and the aces of Throaat have both those in spades. Feel Black Speed pumping through your metal heart - the dealers of Throaat will help you score exclusively here, courtesy of NoCleanSinginging.com. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Throaat's Black Speed
1. The Tortures
2. Her Altar Needs More Blood (Sign of the Coven)
3. Explode From Living Flame
4. Rampage
5. In League With Satan
To spread the gospel of Black Speed far and wide, next month Throaat will be joining legendary Greek black metallers Zemial, as direct support on that band's inaugural North American tour. The confirmed dates/cities are as follows:
September 7th - Baltimore, MD
September 8th - Salem, MA
September 9th – Providence, RI
September 10th – New York City with Deathhammer
September 11th - Wings of Metal Festival, Montreal
September 12th - Rochester, NY
September 13th - Toronto
September 14th - Peterborough, ON Canada
September 16th - Chicago, IL
September 18th - Denver, CO
September 19th – Kansas City, KS
September 20th – Lexington, KY
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