Artist: Honey For Christ
Title: The Darkest Pinnacle Of Light
Year: 2005
Type: EP

Production Review – 9/10
Music Review – 5/5

Honey For Christ describe themselves as 100% raw, unclean, uncut, heavy fucking metal, and I would agree 100% and I doubt anyone could make a better description. The Darkest Pinnacle Of Light I will have to admit is probably the hardest piece of work I’ve had to review basically because it sounds like nothing I’ve ever listened to before.

First observation is production, its very good in general and compared to a lot of unsigned material thrown my direction. Everything is a good levels and I would say a lot of work has went into getting this sound.

The sound the band have produced on this release compared to the past catalogue is a lot more aggressive and almost death metal to some extremes but vocals bring it back and I would say this will/has give Honey For Christ a bigger appeal.

The first song Satan & Swastika is the best-placed song on the CD. It more or less sums the band up in the few minutes that it is. There’s plenty of aggression, speed and breakdowns of melodic passages and those 100% raw vocals. In parts vocals do sound slightly on the edge of territory no one should go as in moving slowly out of tune, but its brought back in time and so what its heavy metal and it still sounds great.

The title track the Darkest Pinnacle Of Light is in my opinion the best track on here, again as with each song there’s plenty of aggression, more so in the vocals on this one, and heavy guitar lines. It’s the song that goes well in the live set and the crowd get singing along. The vocals show a lot of emotion, not like the crap you hear on TV and radio, Honey For Christ do it like it’s supposed to be done.

Every song on this CD is great, there’s no settling for mediocre riffs or drum lines, etc within this tight 3 piece. There is something for everyone, slow clean guitar, harmonies and solo’s, thumping guitar riffs with bass doodles and excellent drumming.

Overall this is a band that has taken me by surprise and this CD deserves more than a couple of spins. As for comparisons I can’t mention any bands out there that Honey For Christ resemble, its something everybody has to hear for themselves so get this CD.

Andrew