Verses of Steel

Verses of Steel
Studio album by
Acid Drinkers
Released7 July 2008 (Poland)
RecordedMarch–April 2008 at Perlazza studio, Opalenica and Jet studio, Nowy Dwór
GenreThrash metal, groove metal
Length51:53
LabelMystic Production
ProducerŚlimak, Olass
Acid Drinkers chronology
Rock Is Not Enough
(2004) 		Verses of Steel
(2008) 		La part du diable
(2012)

Verses of Steel is the twelfth studio album by the Polish thrash metal band Acid Drinkers. It was released on 7 July 2008 in Poland through Mystic Production.[1][2] It is the only album to feature Alex "Olass" Mendyk due to his death in late November 2008.

The album was recorded from March to April 2008 (drums & vocals were recorded at the Perlazza studio in Opalenica while guitar & bass were recorded at Jet studio in Nowy Dwór).[3] It was mixed at Chimp Studio, London, and Tower Studio, Wrocław.[1][3] The cover art was created by Mentalporn.com and fotos by Paulina Mencel.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fuel of My Soul"3:12
2."In a Black Sail Wrapped"3:26
3."Swallow the Needle"5:32
4."The Ark"4:25
5."Meltdown of Sanctity"3:50
6."We Died Before We Start to Live"5:37
7."Red Shining Fur"3:58
8."The Rust That I Feed"6:34
9."Silver Meat Machine"3:52
10."Boneless"3:57
11."Blues Beatdown"7:37

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Temple[4]

The album was well received in their country, gaining three nominations for the Fryderyk Musical Awards (Poland) for production, composition and best Heavy Metal album.
It was described as a traditional European thrash metal album with a few crossover elements.[5]

Personnel

  • Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki – vocals, bass
  • Alex "Olass" Mendyk – guitar, vocals
  • Dariusz "Popcorn" Popowicz – guitar, vocals
  • Maciej "Ślimak" Starosta – drums
  • Music and lyrics – Acid Drinkers
  • Engineered – Maciej Feddek, Aleksander Mendyk
  • Vocal co-producer – Przemysław "Perła" Wjemann
  • Bartek Dębicki – solo in "Blues Beatdown"

Charts

Chart Country Peak position
OLiS Poland 9[6]

Release history

Year Label Format Country Out of Print? Notes
2008 Mystic Production CD Poland No Original CD release; digipack

References

  1. ^ a b "Official website". 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Archiwum Polskiego Rocka". 15 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Encyclopaedia Metallum". 14 April 2010.
  4. ^ Metal Temple review
  5. ^ Grigoris Chronis (21 April 2009). "Album: Acid Drinkers, Verses of Steel, (Regain Records)". Metal Temple. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  6. ^ "OLiS chart". 21 April 2009.
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