Rating: 8 / 10 Stars
POISON THE PREACHER is: Juan Pablo Carrera – Guitar/Vocals, Juan Camilo Bernal Tellez – Guitar, Thomas López – Bass, Sergio Cortés Horta – Drums
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REVIEW – POISON THE PREACHER comes out swinging on Things I Want, delivering a short, vicious blast of aggression built for packed rooms, bruised bodies, and anyone who still believes heavy music should feel dangerous. There is no long introduction or unnecessary buildup here. The band gets straight to the point with crushing guitars, punishing rhythms, and an energy that feels made for the pit.
“Things I Want” immediately crushes your very soul. The guitars hit with serious weight while the rhythm section keeps everything moving with an intensity that never lets up. Juan Pablo Carrera’s vocals cut through the chaos with raw aggression, giving the title track the kind of violent urgency that establishes exactly what POISON THE PREACHER is bringing to the table.
“Last Time I’ve Seen The Sun” turns the intensity up even further. This is pit music through and through. The riffs invite bodies to collide while the drums push the track forward at a relentless pace. It is the kind of song that makes you want to hit the floor, slam into the crowd, sweat, thrash, and keep moving until the final note.
“Ran Out Of Options” feels like a punch directly to the face. There is an immediacy to the track that makes it one of the release’s hardest-hitting moments. The guitars tear through the mix while Thomas López and Sergio Cortés Horta give the song a punishing low-end foundation. Nothing feels restrained, and that lack of hesitation works completely in POISON THE PREACHER’s favor.
“Chicken Out” closes things with one simple objective: mosh until you drop. The track throws everything forward with enough force to leave the listener exhausted by the time it ends. It is loud, physical, confrontational, and perfectly suited to a room full of people looking for an excuse to lose control.
What makes Things I Want work is how little time POISON THE PREACHER wastes. The band understands exactly what kind of experience it wants to create and attacks it without distraction. There are no unnecessary detours or moments that dilute the impact. Every riff, drum hit, and vocal attack serves the same purpose: keeping the pressure on.
Juan Pablo Carrera and Juan Camilo Bernal Tellez create a wall of guitar that carries both weight and momentum, while López’s bass gives the songs the low-end punch they need. Cortés Horta drives everything from behind the kit with the kind of aggressive performance required to keep music this physical from losing its edge.
This is music that should become even more dangerous live. These tracks sound designed for sweaty clubs, small stages, stage dives, circle pits, and audiences packed tightly enough that standing still is no longer an option.
Things I Want may not overstay its welcome, but it does not need to. POISON THE PREACHER delivers its message with brute force, gets in, does the damage, and gets out.
If you want something polished, restrained, and comfortable, look somewhere else. If you want riffs that hit like blunt-force trauma and songs capable of turning a room into a pit, POISON THE PREACHER has you covered.
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