Review by Vladimir on October 23, 2024.

In case you are not familiar with Razör Forge from London, England, it’s a one-man heavy metal band by Jørgen Sven Kirby, whom some of you may know by the alias “Nattskog”, active in bands such as Garden Of Eyes and Dungeon Shaker, while also being a writer of the Nattskog webzine and Shrieks From The Abyss fanzine. This band officially debuted on the 7” split with the cult Greek speed/black/thrash metal band Chaoshorde that was released by Vicious Witch Records back in 2022, which contained only two tracks that gave a brief insight into the metallic world of Razör Forge. However, things would change as of recently, when the upcoming two-track EP Nightfall Hunter was announced to be released on November 8th, 2024 via Nattskog’s own label AHPN Records, which will be available both digitally and on a limited edition of 7” vinyl. Without further ado, let’s take a look at this heavy metal attack, shall we? 

This EP contains two songs that feature Jørgen on guitars and bass, alongside two guest musicians such as Oscar Razanez of Dungeon Shaker, Iron Griffin, Mausoleum Gate and Meduusa on drums, and Jan Hirtz of Witching Hour doing the main vocals on the first track 'By The Red Light Of The Nightfall', while Jørgen does the main vocals on the second track which is the cover of Metalucifer’s 'Heavy Metal Hunter'. What you can expect to hear is traditional heavy metal in a very old-school demo-like quality with a generally solid execution, keeping things simple and to the point with its overall approach, while trying its best to provide as much entertainment as possible in its total of 8 and a half minutes of length. The first track 'By The Red Light Of The Nightfall' showcases melodic and punchy metal attack with the intense vocal performance of Jan Hirtz that adds to the heaviness of the song, very reminiscent to works of bands like Atomkraft, whereas the Metalucifer cover is a nice addition to this EP which the fans will definitely enjoy and crank it up to eleven. Personally speaking, it’s a pity that there isn’t more stuff on this EP, because it starts off quite strong from the very get-go and then it’s over before you know it, especially with the new original song that really got me excited to see the potential of Razör Forge being taken to the next level. Although this band still seems to be gradually building up its core musical foundation, I will say that Nightfall Hunter does show some slight improvements over the previous stuff from the Razör Forge/Chaoshorde split, especially in terms of production and songwriting, which seems to have been tweaked a bit and heading to the right direction, amping up the sound while also adding an extra dose of masculinity to the riff work. The last thing I would like to bring up is the artwork by Toni Hietomaa, which has a quite standard visual representation for a heavy metal release with its simplistic sketchy look that resembles some obscure demos from the past, although it’s quite fitting for the work of Razör Forge on this EP. 

Nightfall Hunter may seem like a short experience that could have been much longer, but it is still an enjoyable EP that’s worth the while despite the 8-and-a-half-minute length, and it’s also worth adding to your 7” vinyl collection with the current price of just £6 on AHPN Records Bandcamp page. Nevertheless, I am very glad to see that Razör Forge has decided to keep on going forward, and I am actually quite curious to see the band expand their musical horizon, and time will tell where this journey will take us next. Feel free to check this out if you’re a fan of old-school heavy metal with raw energy and white flying V hellraising action that will call down the lightning! 

Rating: 7.6 out of 10