Can't Die, Won't Die

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 ‘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.

For fans of Heaven’s Basement, The Wildhearts, Massive Wagons, Black Star Riders