If you like your rock hard, guitars shredded and vocals raw, then Australian band Drillhorse is for you! They play formidable, take-no-prisoners metalcore rock guaranteed to have you saying “fuck yeah!” Sometimes you just want to hear music that KICKS ASS, and Drillhorse delivers the goods.

I was immediately struck by this band’s honest authenticity, which I’ve found is what makes fans truly loyal at the end of the day. I hate to paraphrase too much, but in their bio, the band articulates their mission in a way I can’t improve upon:

“Over a period of seven years, we’ve managed to evolve from punk hardcore to ‘pale riders of hard rock.’ For most of that 7 years we were known as ‘A Lost Sense of Direction’ which got us ignored or confused with boy bands, [causing] significant pain. But believing wholly and solely in the capacity of rock to deliver joy to the human spirit in ways no other genre can, we’ve steered away from asking for external assistance, preferring to do it all off our own bat, commitment to tight, unreconstructed hard and innovative rock, free from interference, the media or general public indifference, other than that [which] we always get from our beloved fans. Drillhorse will continue to perform music we design our way and deliver it with punch to attract like-minds, those lonesome riders who come out to hear and see us whenever we play.”

Making the music are Miles ‘Ajax’ Bedak-Stone (vocals), Owen ‘Boo’Lawson (Rhythm Guitar), Harry ‘Cuddle’ Monson (Bass), and Jesse Adams (Drums/Percussion). Their songs are so awesome and compelling I’d like to include them all in this post, but have selected four of my favorites that provide a good representation of the band’s music range.

The first is their hyperkinetic single “Choppergate.”  With pummeling drums, gnashing guitars and Bedak-Stone’s furious raspy vocals, the song blasts through the speakers at a dizzying pace. The song lyrics attack the ‘ripoff pollie motherfuckers taking the people’s money and laughing all the way to retirement’ (in the band’s words). “Baby you look so good in your helicopter. Taking the bus from now on. Brought you down! Pull my leash! Tied to the mast, my captain.”  I liked this track so much the first time I heard it, I played it another three times before moving on to their next song!

“Drillhorse” storms out of the gate in a bombastic barrage of shredded guitars and pounding drums, with Bedak-Stone’s raw vocals on full display. This is a real head-banger!

One of the band’s more hardcore tracks, “Madmen” is a brutal attack on the military industrial complex. To their signature gnashing guitar, punctuated by some terrific riffs, Bedak-Stone screams “No shame, we kill and maim.”

The melodic rock gem “Half” is one of my favorite Drillhorse songs, with a great bass line, steady hard-driving beat and killer riffs.

To hear more of Drillhorse’s great music, check out their Soundcloud page, or you can purchase it on Bandcamp.  Support these guys by following them on Twitter and Facebook, and subscribe to their YouTube channel.