You like heavy metal right? That's probably one of the reasons you're right here reading the pages of MNN. Well I think you might enjoy this...

Without further delay, meet British heavy metal quartet Vicious Nature. Rising from the ashes of former acts such as Cloven Hoof and Marshall Law these guys are here to pummel you with some classic, no frills heavy metal (just like the old days) with some huge riffs, dark vocals and all while adding their own little flavour here and there.

Earlier this year the band released their new EP "Salvation", a most suitable antidote to all that manufactured tripe parading the airwaves at the moment. Each one of it's three tracks succeeding at tearing your face fresh from your skull with the absolute highest quality British metal heard since it's 80's heyday.

Opening track "Salvation" is a true belter with sticksman Jon "JB" Brown starting things off with his precision kick-drumming and six-stringer Andy Southwell's high calibre fretwork immediately giving you the impression that these guys mean business. Shortly thereafter we are introduced to vocalist Andy Pike - effortlessly weaving through vocal harmonies like the industry greats. Finally the glue holding this well-oiled machine together is bassist Mark Culley. (On a side-note it's great to see a band who understand how important the bass is to their compositions as so many modern metal releases seem to lose this in production before they're released.) With it's epic chorus it's hard not to envisage this song being greeted by an energetic crowd's pumping fists and singalong in venues around the country.