Damnation and hellfire, the just-out EP from Iron Felix (yes, another Texas-based trio) rumbles and tears and strikes fear in the hearts of mere mortals with it’s epic brand of rock heaviness; proving itself to be the best Heavy Rock Indie EP yet to grace 2013.
Thumping in with metallic-ish rumble, "H-Hour Minus 30" builds on it’s solid fundamentals – bass + drums + guitar – to create an all-new instant-classic groove. And though that kicks us off in grand style, "The Puffhorse" drags you (willingly, we’d bet) into an excellent head-bobbingly-good thrash. The epic "Black Maria"’s nuclear-heavy groove is fiendishly addictive, and "March to the Sea"’s tight tom drums and iron-cable reverbed bass undergird some outstanding bluesy guitar work.
Really excellent compositions here: All instrumental, all the time, with the drummer not afraid to lead with his toms. And sure, we like to bellow along with our vocals like everyone else, but these tracks stand up on their own quite well without ’em.
It’s like you have no choice, really – Wave the white flag ya’ll, surrender to Iron Felix, and go get Red Flags.
–Scott Osborn