4,5 / 5
➤ "WOLFSKULL are a contender for a place among my favorite bands. That much is certain after the first few beats ... moves roughly between Danzig Rock and Stoner Groove ... goes straight to the dance floor ... hard to believe that the guys only got together last year, so much do they harmonize as a band ... there are no newbies at work here ... WOLFSKULL are fun and I'm already looking forward to a hopefully soon to be released album."
(OX-Fanzine)
9 / 10
➤ "… Pete 9’s voice really sounds a lot like Glen’s but a bit rougher and perfectly fitting the compositions … if you dig Danzig and The Cult you need to check this out immediately."
(Reflections Of Darkness)
9 / 10
➤ "... Pete 9 convinces with a very harmonic timbre and puts his stamp on the songs very successfully ... just makes you want more and more ..."
(The Pit)
9 / 10
➤ "… I am mightily impressed … excellent, interesting and smile-provoking solos throughout this stunning release … I have been blown away by this band …"
(Powerplay)
9 / 10
➤ "... very entertaining ... very good quality ... the live versions offer an excellent demonstration of the band's live skills, making the tracks sound exactly as if they had been recorded in the studio ... excellent material ... I'm thrilled ..."
(Heavy Metal Webzine IT)
13 / 15
➤ "... the quintet impresses with hard riffs, atmospherically built guitar solos and the special vocal coleur of singer Pete 9 ... interplay of dynamics and harmony ... addictive, dark-tinged Rock melange ..."
(Legacy)
8,5 / 10
➤ "... blew me away with their first full album 'Ave Goddess' ... dark Heavy Rock from the intersection of The Cult/Danzig/Volbeat ... great songs ... the complete debut EP 'Hexum' now comes to vinyl honors plus the bonus track 'Rise & Shine' ... as an additional incentive, all four songs of the EP are available as a live version ... captivates with great riffs ... the special vocals with Danzig flair are the icing on the cake ... very catchy ..."
(Neckbreaker)
8 / 10
➤ "Overall, a heavy rocking EP from WOLFSKULL, showing the bands prowess in the studio and live on stage."
(Metal Gods TV)
7,5 / 10
➤ "The previously unreleased track 'Rise & Shine' turns out to be an impressive, powerful mid-tempo number with melodic vocals and a long solo ... the successful new edition also offers fans a lot for their money with the four live songs and a decent playing time of almost 40 minutes for a short player."
(Obliveon)
➤ "What a great time it was at the end of the eighties, when the Dark Rock with the first Danzig albums and The Cult's 'Electric' experienced its heyday! Exactly in this notch now hit the newcomers WOLFSKULL, whereby everything - really everything! - about this four-track debut EP is absolutely professional: starting with the stylish artwork over the powerful sounding first league production up to the musical qualities. You have to remember the name WOLFSKULL!"
(Rock Hard DE)
➤ "... really successful debut ... settled between Rock and Metal ... spread a lot of fun and always demand another listen. For me 'Hexum' belongs without reservation to the many 'adult' productions that do not come off worse just because it is an EP ... close to Ghost, Black Sabbath, Unto Others, Beastmilk, The Cult, Danzig and Type O Negative ... 'Hexum' makes you want more ... started from 0 to 100 percent ..."
(Rock Times)
➤ "Great Dark Heavy Rock from the Ruhr area: WOLFSKULL offer with their current EP the perfect earworm factor in the intersection between Danzig and The Cult. Definitely risk an ear more!"
(Das Metalmagazin hart&direkt)
➤ "… hard to put an exact label on it - but imagine a mix of Volbeat, Danzig, Ghost and add a little bit of The Cure - then you have a sound that roughly describes WOLFSKULL - and then again not, because the band has their own unique sound …"
(Rancor Metalzine)
➤ "… showing the hard rockers doing what they do best – melting faces …"
(Wanna Hear A Great Song Today)
➤ "... fascinating fusion ... unique blend ... successful combination of powerful riffs, melodic hooks and a pinch of darkness ... pulls the listener into a maelstrom of multi-layered sounds ..."
(BlattTurbo)
➤ "When you navigate through the dreamy yet earthy sounds of tracks like 'Dark Spirits Fly' or 'Echo Muerto', you quickly understand why the demand for this masterpiece never waned."
(Metaller DE)
➤ "… infectious and melodic … more than living up to their 'Heavy Rock' tag … with just a mere hint of doom … the bold, raspy vocal style could easily front a Southern Rock band, but WOLFSKULL are from Germany - a country that really only knows how to metal, yet in the shape of this five piece band from Essen, rock hard! And heavy!"
(Frenzy Fire)
➤ "… convey so much energy … straightforward, damn Rock sound … as if Metallica 2.0 had decided to do a split with The Cult, maybe adding some half-tone Danzig … a winning mix … make energy their most documentable calling card … an excellent technical proof, just as melody is never lacking … entering overbearingly into the listener's head, difficult to be pushed away … proving that good music was not only birthed years ago …"
(Tempi Duri)
Action: | WOLFSKULL |
Title: | Hexum+ |
Base: | Essen • Deutschland |
Style: | Dark Rock |
Genre: | Dark Rock, Occult Rock, Psychedelic Rock |
FFO: | Volbeat, Danzig, Ghost, The Cult |
Type: | EP |
Format: | Vinyl + Digital |
Label: | Doc Gator Records |
Release: | Oct. 27, 2023 |
WOLFSKULL laid with their long player "Ave Goddess" a dreamlike debut album that not only became the winner of the month of December 2022 in the trade magazine Guitar, but also in German Metal Hammer conquered the place in the sun in the soundcheck and that absolutely rightly.
We are talking about the 4-track EP "Hexum", which was released in 2019 and already at that time attracted the attention of genre fans and could also enrapture the writing guild with lasting effect.
German Rock Hard magazine wrote about it:
"What a great time it was at the end of the eighties, when the Dark Rock with the first Danzig albums and The Cult's 'Electric' experienced its heyday! Exactly in this notch now hit the newcomers WOLFSKULL, whereby everything - really everything! - about this four-track debut EP is absolutely professional: starting with the stylish artwork over the punchy sounding first league production up to the musical qualities."
Even then, the distinctive charismatic voice of the exceptional singer Pete 9 was rightly praised in particular, the man really gives you goosebumps - and the guy manages this with almost incredible authenticity.
Why is Doc Gator Records telling you all this? Because:
The label is proud to announce that they will press the complete EP "Hexum" again on noble vinyl. But, who knows the company as a quality label, knows that they always want the very best for their bands and fans. That's why WOLFSKULL have packed their studio bonus track 'Rise & Shine' with them on vinyl side A. Of course they also say B, because the second one contains all four songs of the regular EP as live version! These live songs come from a successful as well as worth hearing performance of the formation at Germany's Radio Siegen.
So you can't put more exclusivity on a record than the full program of WOLFSKULL in studio and live performance!
Get ready for "Hexum+" and damn cool, broad-legged riffs, inevitably rousing melodies, atmospheric gloom and rhythms as only the animalistic Dark Rockers of WOLFSKULL can throw out.
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