Raging Speedhorn - How The Great Have Fallen
 

Raging Speedhorn - How The Great Have Fallen (SPV/Steamhammer)
By Chris Barnes
May 18, 2005

A couple of things I can tell you right off about Raging Speedhorn and their latest, How The Great Have Fallen. First, it swings, rocks and rages better than anything I’ve heard since that Helvis with the badass cover. Second, I can safely say that as ugly as I am, I’m still better looking than any current member of Raging Speedhorn. That makes me feel somewhat better than I felt 10 minutes before staring at the band bio pic.

The Speedhorns excel at combining stoner groove, sludge riffs and hardcore-meets-classic rock aesthetic to a caustic brew that recalls the aforementioned Helvis, Eyehategod, Iron Monkey with a bit of Kyuss-ish flourish. It’s tough to find groove these days in a mix that’s so friggin’ filthy. You’d expect a lot of screaming and aggressive tempos (which you do get here) but you wouldn’t necessarily expect that “swing” that makes tunes like “A Different Shade of Shit”, “How Much Can A Man Take” and the title track such catalysts to involuntary booty shakes. Then there’s the tracks that are absolutely HEAVY F’N METAL, like the last minute of “Master of Disaster” (man that aggro breakdown after that groovy riff gets me every time), “Fuck You! Pay Me!” (one of the greatest titles ever with a very cool ultra-slow sludge-riff breakdown) and “Slay the Coward”. Then there the phony phone call that is worth waiting for at the end of “Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down”. “Yeah, lemme come down ‘dere an play some leeeeds for yo’ metah band”. Classic.

All in all, a real monster of a record – a helluva satisfying collection of Heaviness that should appeal to the stoned, the metal, the hawwwdcore and the sludgeologists out there. Nice work.

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Two things worry me about this. They have two vocalists and they recently played in Amsterdam with Turbonegro and I'm not a fan of TN. Nice review is giving me second thoughts.

There is no relationship whatsoever to Turbonegro, so don't you worry that hairy lil' head of yours Matthew Artman. As for the two vocalist thing, it works for the band - one is fucked-up the other is more fucked-up.

Listen to Chris, he speaks the truth

I love when you agree with me.

That condensed ass warped excuse of an mp3 just kicked my ass. Reminded me how badass I thought this band was anyway. If only i could find a record store with balls enough to cary the sumbitch.

this may not be the best quality mp3 but this is a pretty badass tune. I haven't heard a bad Raging Speedhorn song yet!

With the exception of a few corny moments, this is a solid album. The riffs in "Slay the Coward" and the title track alone are worth the duckets. Then again, if Chris references Iron Monkey or Eyehategod in any review, there's a 10 outta 10 chance that I'm buying it.

It gives me a warm feeling as well.

The best part is the phone message at the end of the album.

The breakdown in the middle of Master Of Disaster!

This band are poser fags.

God damn it.

God will never damn the truth.

If this is what poser fags sound like...count me IN!

It's rare...but there are moments I agree with you Herr Walker