Skelator

Skelator

Cyber Metal

Gates of Hell Records

21 June 2019

Plague and pestilence, rain and fire, kings and criminals all have tried to destroy Skelator, and the armor may have some scars and stains, but in 2019 the Seattle grandfather of the new-generation traditional heavy metal returns firing on all cylinders. From where I stand, some of the other traditional heavy metal bands in Seattle in the recent period have succumbed to attrition, and the ranks right now are not in full force as was the case a few years ago, but Skelator, this Skelator, the Seattle one, has not died and the rumors of their death have been greatly exaggerated.

Here is the game plan, according to Skelator’s understanding of the Xs and Os: Whereas classic heavy metal (CHM) is the best, the 1980s (BD [best decade]), and old video games are the most fun (OVG), in addition to an updated production (UP), plus a bit of good ole cheese (CHE), Skelator completes the equation with its own version (SV), which gives us the following result:

CHM + BD + OVG + UP + CHE = SV, i.e. Cyber Metal.

You’re welcome for the calculations, Skelator fans.

Another way to solve the equation will be to put aside your Rubik’s Cube and calculator, and take off your glasses, and start banging your head as an experience in Skelator music. Nerds and bullies, geniuses and mediocres can come together, if only for a while, and coexist in peaceful harmony of headbanging heavy metal, as laid down by this Seattle tactical operations squad.

What’s new with Skelator? Lots. Nowadays they feature a slick and shiny production, which is big news for you, for me, for the city of Seattle and for the United States of America. Skelator has gone and gotten themselves a real pretty production and it is something else, for sure. If I did not know any better, I would have thought that they were a European band, sounding fancy and stuff. I feel like I need to dress more elegantly now when I listen to Skelator. As an entire work, the boys keep the pedal to the metal. There is not much in the way of time-wasting introductions and stuff, and they have just about sliced all the fat that they could. Of course, in this genre some fat you just can’t eliminate because the populace must have their guitar solos, and if you eliminate that, you might as well retire because the traditional heavy metal masses require that your guitar players be competents and trues. trueskelator.bandcamp.com