WITCH HUNTER RECORDS have been very quiet of late and I am so happy to see them come back with such a long awaited release, Anyone who has read my review of MAGE‘s previous album would have seen me use the word ‘RIFFS’ quite a lot to describe ‘Black Sands’ as a damn fine collection of songs… and I am happy to report that with ‘Last Orders’ its business as usual as their are stacks of dem Riffs in this album too!

But, have they learned anything from mistakes of past (not that there were many) and again the answer is yes! My main gripe was that of the length and Last orders is just perfect. 7 expertly crafted songs that bring an all together heavier vibe into the band and the first track ‘Dark Matter’ is a crushing way to start proceedings. They have a much ‘Doomier’ vibe about them and with the intro even going a little into the world of Blast Beats its a pleasing intro to a stellar second offering…

All in all, this is MEGA and much more MEGA than anything they have put out so far, you can tell Mage have been paying close attention to whats been going on in the world around them as thye have taken the best and most crushing elements of many of the bands on the scene today and Put the MAGE stamp on it!

This is due out for pre-order in the next few days so keep an eye out at WITCHHUNTER RECORDS BIGCARTEL and have a look at the trailer for teh record below to get an idea of what to expect: