Black Spiders - Can't Die, Won't Die (2023)

With Since re-assembling Avengers-style (though probably more Suicide Squad!) in 2020, Black Spiders have made a compelling case for heavy guitar music from the sin city streets – revelling in the glories of the genre, its sacred lore, with a top-shelf collection of riffs, a sly dash of humour, plus an iconic logo that sits alongside the best. It’s a cocktail fans have come to savour, and it’s here in double-measure on the UK outfit’s latest / fourth studio album, ‘Can’t Die, Won’t Die’ – 42 minutes of back-street trouble, produced by regular studio compadre, Matt Elliss, and featuring lead single / video ‘Hot Wheels’ – a tussle between riffs an’ hooks. Noted for their rousing rock ‘n’ roll slogans (“EAT THUNDER, SHIT LIGHTNING!”), the Spiders are the perfect low-slung machine to clench a tattooed fist to, and ‘Can’t Die, Won’t Die’ (“A party album from top to tail, every track a banger!” – frontman Pete Spiby) is sure to add more burnt tread to their tyres, as they look to spend much of 2023 out on the road.