Allout Helter – An Hour Made For Arson [EP]

Keith S | October 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Tim Wenger

Sometimes, shorter is sweeter. Denver Punk/Thrash band Allout Helter is out to prove that it’s not the size that matters with their new EP, An Hour Made For Arson, due out October 20 on Dang!Records. Containing only two songs, the release is a quick shot through Progressive Hard Rock with definitive elements of Punk in the background.

The title track, “An Hour Made For Arson,” starts off with a catchy guitar lick, and then breaks into a fast verse that brings to mind the sound of Canadian thrashers Propagandhi from the Potemkin City Limits album mixed with strong backup vocal parts and harmonics that sound more like straightforward Punk Rock. “Collisions” features a brisk Punk Rock drumbeat that seems to challenge the two guitars to keep up. They answer with quick picking solo riffs and throw in lucid vocals that give the song a bit of a boldtype-ish touch that fits perfectly over the rippin’ guitar lines that dominate the track.

The EP is available for download and purchase on CD and cassette through Dang!Records’ website at DangRecords.BigCartel.com and through the band’s site at www.AlloutHelter.Bandcamp.com.