When you have to wait for seven long years to get your favourite band`s new album finally, time seems to stand still. And you may wonder, too, if the band themselves still exist! On the flip side, if yer band doesn’t waste their time and offers a good new album, well then it is worth waiting. After DESTROYER 666 recorded Defiance, the band`s line-up changed and they played a lot of live gigs but didn’t work too much on their next album. And so, Wildfire was released no sooner than this year. Nice to see that the person responsible for the cover art is Zbigniew Bielak from Poland, this guy does more and more cover arts for a number of great bands. As for the album itself, released on a limited bloody vinyl plate, well, I can only say Wildfire killed me. Yeah, it is only the first part of 2016, but I daresay this album is going to be one of this year`s best. Wildfire is a rich and complex album, ranging from grim black, through energetic death, kick-ass thrash, to (even) heavy metal. Yes, this album is 39 minute long and just knocks you down with its diversity and power. Interestingly, this album is catchy, yet doesn’t seem commercial at all. Mangy great riffs, plenty of tempo changes, diversity of vocal parts, choirs a `la RUNNING WILD (especially solo parts) and excellent old-school production) will impress you, that’s for sure. Cuts like Traitor, Wildfire, instrumental Artiglio Del Diablo or White Line Fever shall be 666% metal classics. And those tracks are not the only one able to tramp a listener into ground. I seen `em play live recently (they were promoting Wildfire) and got to tell you this band can devastate the audience, no problem. New tracks in their live versions kill! If you aint seen `em play live or aint listened to their Wildfire yet, well dude, do it ASAP. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

Leszek Wojnicz- Sianożęcki