Thunderhead - Busted At The Border (1990)

Incredibly underrated, Thunderhead are a warts 'n' all, balls to the wall, rock 'n' roll outfit who combine the grease of Motorhead with the swagger of Kiss and to great effect. Pretty no thrills some would say, the ten tracks on offer are there to rock and nothing more or less, but that's the point in bands like this. Tattoos, tight jeans, long hair, no gimmicks, just oily, fist-pumping, lung busting metal - '42nd Street', 'No Security', 'Terrified', 'Wicked Love' etc, constructed with a passion and not relying on Satan's minions to prop it up, but instead cold, steel riffs, a bluesy fury and hot rod motion. I saw these live and was impressed and every record they chucked out did exactly what it said on the tin and I can't argue with that.

7/10