Time Signature Evil like a guitar...

Genre: Satanic punk-metal

In all its filth, ugliness and misanthropy, Midnight's 2011 debut full-length "Satanic Royalty" was a bit of a positive surprise to me. In August this year the second full-length "No Mercy for Mayhem" was released on Hell's Headbangers Records.

So, how does it hold up to the debut? Pretty well, if you ask me. It captures the same dirt and filth of the debut album, and incorporates both punk rock and heavy metal in a manner reminiscent of Motörhead and Venom. In other words, the listener is treated to raw and primitive rock 'n' roll engendered into simple drumbeats and guitar riffs accompanied by gritty vocals and an equally gritty production. In comparison to the debut, this one leans more towards the punky and crusty side of things, although a couple of tracks are all out metal tracks such as 'No Mercy for Mayhem', 'Degradation', 'Woman of Flame', and 'Whiplash Disaster'. The less punky and crusty tracks on the album primarily align themselves with early 80s metal which was itself raw and dirty. While all tracks on the album are enjoyable, it is the metallic ones that stand out to me and 'Whiplash Disaster' in particular is fucking awesome.

In all its filthy glory, "No Mercy for Mayhem" is a very sucessful sophomore full-length album which should appeals to fans of crust metal along the lines of Tiger Junkies, Children of Technology, Discharge and Hellhammer.