Review: Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror

In 2010 American duo Sleigh Bells had created a new sound with their debut 'Treats' that consisted of Alexis Krauss' sweet teen pop vocals over Derek Miller's thrashing heavy metal guitar riffs, and their follow up 'Reign of Terror' builds on that.  Sophomore albums can be hard to pull off, but I think Sleigh Bell's may have done it, although a lot of territory they covered on their debut is present 'Reign of Terror' still sounds quite fresh.  It opens with 'True Shred Guitar' a nice little live intro to the beast of an album that follows.  It is not all the same here Sleigh Bells do delve into some new territory like the power waltz 'End of the Line', another of my picks would be 'Demons' which is probably one of the heavier things Sleigh Bells has ever created. Some of my other highlights were the singles 'Born To Lose' and 'Comeback Kid'.  But If Sleigh Bells are still to remain relevant for their third album they probably should try and do something different, maybe even getting a real drummer instead of a machine.  Although most of 'Reign of Terror' is familiar territory  it's still very fun noise-pop.

7.5/10

Tomm