SPEEDSLUT - Cimbrian Rites

Denmark's Speedslut, boasting one of the most fitting band names ever, are a quartet obsessed with the visceral energy of early speed-metal. Their lightning-fast sonic assault is an anthem to letting loose in the name of the exhilarating power of raw, unbridled music, steeped in dangerous (and exaggerated) wickedness. More than a debut, this "Cimbrian Rites" sounds like a heartfelt tribute to Venom, Destruction, Sodom, Kreator and Slayer, and to the fierce, somewhat instinctive sound of their early albums.

Without much preamble, "Pestridden Stallions" opens with a menacing guitar riff and launches at breakneck speed. There's a partial mid-song slowdown, though the intensity never drops. Its headlong finale leads into the following "Asbestos Born Wrath", with dazzling guitar solos. The even more spectacular "Dark Night Riders", which recalls the earliest Metallica, and "Into The Grave", with a rock'n'roll-and-punk spirit reminiscent of Motörhead, carry on the sonic journey of homages and callbacks.
By the album's midpoint, the recipe is clear and surprises are off the Danes' agenda. Instead, the following five tracks keep up the tribute without ever hiding their obvious inspirations. "Stench Of Evil" could genuinely pass for a lost Slayer recording, and for fans of that particular sound, that's no small compliment.
They call themselves "Whores Of Speed" (practically a paraphrase of Speedslut) on the most frantic track and the most spectacular in terms of guitar work. Atmosphere takes centre stage only on the closing "Cimbrian Rites", which opens with unsettling sounds of an esoteric liturgy and unfolds as a more complex sonic journey.

Speedslut's musical offering is clear and honest: anyone who loves a certain kind of 80s metal, the fastest and most unhinged kind, will find in "Cimbrian Rites" nine songs that seem to come straight from that glorious past. Played with the right mix of instinct and technique, and produced to replicate in 2026 the sound of forty years earlier, this is a debut album for fans who have worn out the original speed-metal records.

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22/09/2026