Review by Felix on September 23, 2024.

“Hello, here we are and we want to destroy everything. We start right now. Bad luck for you.” The greeting from the trio called Bunker 66 should sound something like this if it is to express the band's attitude. “Infernö Interceptörs” is a typical infusion with black thrashing speed metal madness. It is short (the album does not cross the 28 minutes mark), it is full of toxin-producing bacteria and it bursts with energy. It has this “let us take the world by storm” feeling that gives (good) debuts their special momentum. Of course, the album also houses shabby, rancid and f**ked up elements. But it goes without saying that these are necessary ingredients for the style that Bunker 66 perform and they do not hurt the overall impression; quite the opposite. Only the lyrics deliver a few dubious details. Those of “Night of the Scream Queen” is completely misogynist and sexist. I don’t know why this is necessary. But okay, at least “Chubby Love” has another, more humorous and violence-free message concerning women.

Anyway, music-wise Bunker 66 leave no wishes unfulfilled. “Infernö Interceptörs” scores with brutal dynamic, restless power and fanatic dedication. It does not suffer from an amateurish, thin low-fi production. The mix combines technical competence and an intended amount of filth in a more or less perfect manner and with that said all single components come into their own. The masculine lead vocals reflect strength, the background vocals set successful accents in the choruses. The guitar sound is wonderful, the rhythm section does its job flawlessly. Naturally, all these positive building blocks result in a very convincing overall picture. Each and every one of the eight songs leaves its aroma and there are almost no quality differences between the individual songs. Maybe “Storm of the Usurper” cannot fully compete with some of the other tracks, but it also does not lack temperament, tempo and terror.

The average velocity is high, the riffs are cool, the fun is great. What more do we want when it comes to such a bastard that spreads the vibes of early Venom, Bulldozer and Warfare? Yes, these three-pieces have their own special flavour. The Brabbs/Brabbs/Ward line-up of Tank confirms this and of course, Lemmy’s three-man army hovers over everything. Tracks like “Witch Flights & Sexy Nights” (with cool high-pitched screams and a wonderful, massive flow) or the unresting “Chubby Love” (which spreads vibes like Warfare’s “Let the Show Go On” or “New Age of Total Warfare”) make my day and even the lyrically stupid “Night of the Scream Queen” is musically simply fantastic. Even the final track which is “only” an instrumental is fascinating due to its murderous coherence and its bloody guitar work.

Lastly, I would like to shed some light on the topic of sustainability. Not in a political sense, of course, I'm interested in the question of how long you can enjoy this music. That varies from time to time with this simple type of blackened thrash speed metal. For example, I think Toxic Holocaust's albums are good, but they don't grow on repeated listens and in some ways remain relatively one-dimensional and flat. The albums by Bunker 66 (and thus also “Infernö Interceptörs”) speak a different language. They never cease to inspire me, and I could imagine that I am not an isolated case.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10