Verses of Steel | |
Type: | Studio Album |
Artist: | Acid Drinkers |
Cover: | Verses of Steel.jpg |
Released: | 7 July 2008 (Poland) |
Recorded: | March–April 2008 at Perlazza studio, Opalenica and Jet studio, Nowy Dwór |
Genre: | Thrash metal, groove metal |
Length: | 51:53 |
Label: | Mystic Production |
Producer: | Ślimak, Olass |
Prev Title: | Rock Is Not Enough |
Prev Year: | 2004 |
Next Title: | La part du diable |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Verses of Steel is the twelfth studio album by the Polish thrash metal band Acid Drinkers. It was released on 7 July 2008 in Poland through Mystic Production.[1] [2] It is the only album to feature Alex "Olass" Mendyk due to his death in late November 2008.
The album was recorded from March to April 2008 (drums & vocals were recorded at the Perlazza studio in Opalenica while guitar & bass were recorded at Jet studio in Nowy Dwór).[3] It was mixed at Chimp Studio, London, and Tower Studio, Wrocław. The cover art was created by Mentalporn.com and fotos by Paulina Mencel.
The album was well received in their country, gaining three nominations for the Fryderyk Musical Awards (Poland) for production, composition and best Heavy Metal album.
It was described as a traditional European thrash metal album with a few crossover elements.[4]