From the air- raid siren that introduces the album to the kick up the arse cover of the country classic “Long Black Veil” “Stormtroopers Of Hate” is Haggis at their best! Sturla The Bastard makes clear his superiority in vocal execution in comparison with the later addition of Ottar The Fat Animal and there is less emphasis on what might be taken by some as shock for shock’s sake and more emphasis on grinding guitar riffs coupled with vitriolic vocal prowess.
This work is a perfect mixture of Hardcore breakdowns, musical proficiency and Punk Rock immediacy. There’s still a little bit of humour here, too, in the song “Toss In The Bin”, a party- like anthem in “21 Beers”, and a moving tribute- “Joey Ramone”. The rest is perfectly performed annihilation that screeches and roars with hatred, pride and musical dignity. This album feels more stripped down and less gratuitous than “The Impecabble Glory of Eternal War”. This is probably due to the snappy assault- style delivery of each track and the lack of lulls. Stand- out tunes include “Long Black Veil”, “History Lesson 1”, “Stormtroopers of Hate”, “More War” and “Hate and War”. There are few if any filler tracks here, and I would recommend this to Skinheads everywhere as an interesting utilisation of a number of influences that still maintains that classic Oi! feel somewhere underneath the Hardcore and UK82 influences. Best served with a can of chilled, strong European lager!
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