Bloody Hammers have released their sixth studio album Songs of Unspeakable Terrors, a disc filled with horror punk goodness including numbers such as “A Night to Dismember” and “Hands of the Ripper.” The gruesome twosome of Anders Manga and his wife Devallia, straight from Transylvania County, North Carolina, have an affinity for the macabre, and pen their love letters to the genre in the form of hard-rocking hymns and driving dirges.
The latest of these, and the third single from the new record, is “Not Of This Earth,” a nod to the couple’s love of science fiction, particularly of iconic filmmaker Roger Corman. Says Manga about the track:
"Devallia and I knocked out this video a couple weeks ago in our little cabin basement. The current health crisis has kept us home but the green screen can take us (crudely) anywhere and BEYOND! Lyrically, this song is a straight tribute to Roger Corman's 1957 drive-in sci-fi/horror classic. As much as I think we're inspired by Hammer Films and classic European gothic horror, really, Corman is just as important and certainly an American treasure."
Sonically speaking, the track is filled with monster riffing and fiery drum fills. Interestingly, the vocal melody for the first line of the pre-chorus (“So can I take you home tonight?”) borrows from the pre-chorus of the album’s first single “A Night to Dismember.” Whether that was intentional or not isn’t for us to decide, but perhaps this is a nudge and wink reference to stock footage used in film? Either way, a tinge of doom makes for a dramatic song, while keeping tongue planted firmly in cheek as Manga and Devallia pay homage to one of the finest sci-fi directors of all time.
Songs of Unspeakable Terror is out now via Napalm Records. Order it here.
See the Roger Corman-inspired music video for “Not Of This Earth” below:
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