Peep Show - Out For Blood (2009)

Hard to believe that these guys are from Scotland - with all due respect, and also hard to believe this is a fairly recent release and not something confined to the grim caverns of the '80s. 'Out For Blood' is a sweating bloodfest of a record that combines the glorious glam gore of W.A.S.P., and the strut of old leathery Crue, and all with elements of class and taste, without resorting to the cheese. This is a pretty heavy record, full of tough riffs, clanking drums and dense vocals, never once relegating itself to overt cliche, but instead being fired up by the true spirit of '80s metal. This sort of stuff seems to be popular in Sweden at the moment with bands like Crash Diet and Nasty Idols bringing it back from the dead as such, but these Scots rock too, pumping out the anthems with razor sharp intensity. 'I Want You', the title cut, 'Teenage Nightmare', and 'A Nice Night To Die' all hail the deadly dungeon master of classic metal. Vicious and venomous this is a debut for all you wicked worshippers who like their glam down and dirty.

7/10