There really is so much to pick and find on this record that even 10 / 15 listens in you will find some little noise or detail that gives you a whole new take on the song.

As this is a new take on old material, it would be cool to see what this line up could create together on an entirely new one.

It’s another solid collection of songs to add to a huge and varied catalogue over the last 30 years, and once concerts become an option again, hopefully we won’t be denied the chance to see this partnership perform these songs in a live setting.

The production ensure that each track that comes along is a fresh punch to the face and the resulting eleven tracks will leave you a bloodied mess in the corner.

This is a band on the form of their lives; and with another run of shows planned in January, this momentum doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.

It’s not all one one paced though, there are a couple of short, sharp fuzzed up garage rock classics in there that really lift the energy and bring a nostalgic smile to those of us old enough to have been there in the early nineties.

Was it worth the decade long wait, damn right it was. The boys are back, and more pissed off, more melodic and in as good form as ever.

It got plenty of drive and an edgy punk spirit and it’s a lot of fun, but there is a slight sense that they are holding back a little at times.

A really special piece of work, that definitely deserves your time.

This is a nihilistic journey from the first to the last note and there is a serious amount going on in the intervening twenty minutes.

Everything is kept within enough parameters to really hold it together as one solid piece of work, rather than a random collection of short shouty songs (which despite my deep love of grindcore, a lot of it is exactly that).

An absolute brute of a release for a debut, and it’s a pity that it has taken as long for something to appear. I can only hope that the next release isn’t that far away, as this is something I need to hear a lot more of.

Albums like this should come with a warning. When playing this record, make sure that breakables and the more fragile humans in your household are well out of reach.

There are some really catchy hooks, thrown in with the depressive tones and also that famous Type O dark humour that takes the album away from becoming too serious and within itself.

The band have become more and more pissed off with the way the world is and have used this to fuel the aggression in their music, rather than simply trying to raise the bar from the last record.

We wanted to do some recording with Jeff because he’s a great songwriter, so when we in the middle of recording A Walk With Love & Death we had Jeff come out and record an EP full of songs. As that went along, we thought “What would it be like if we got Jeff and Steve on an album?” And from the moment they both plugged in we were like “oh fuck yeah, let’s do this”.

Mudhoney have been a massively overlooked band since their 90’s heyday, but they have kept releasing consistently good music and this is no exception.

What were once albums full of youthful angst, now have transitioned seamlessly into frustrated adulthood and middle age and a “haven’t got time for your shit” attitude…

It doesn’t become too political and lose its calm laid back vibe, more like it just wants everything else in the world to be as cool and laid back as this record is.

Allfather are obviously a band that that are comfortable in their sound and happy to explore different ideas with no pressure of fitting in with any trend, and this really gives the album an added sense of authenticity. Easily one of the better metal albums you will hear this year.

Each member of the band bring some amazing skills with them which allows them to fully get into the spirit of the show and play their part accordingly.