Returning with another gritty lo-fi assault, these astute students of the Black Sabbath school of dark arts scorch through 8 tracks of doom, stoner, metal and all the sinewy bits in-between. True to their past work, a cacophony of screeching stoner riffs lumber forth with sinister determination that erupts into harmonic flailing and jarring solos. With three guitars at their disposal, the wall of noise is thickly intertwined, yet crisp and brittle on the surface; allowing for some deceptively intricate breakdowns that don't get lost in a haze of guitar wankery thanks to the band's droning precision. Meaty bass lines and a busy, hard hitting drumming performance tie it all up as short burst vocals are bellowed and shouted with an oddly detached intensity. Of course, with an album titled Crucifire you can easily surmise what the lyrical content is like as well.

All in all, this is what one would expect and hoped the band to unleash after having listened to their last EP, Warship. If ever there was a group that could fit perfectly between Clutch and High On Fire, Saviours are it.

This Oakland, California four-piece is unabashedly old school metal. If you checked their record collection, I�d be surprised if they owned anything that came out after 1985. Everything about Crucifire screams of Venom, Diamond Head, Paul Di'Anno-era Iron Maiden, and so on. The song titles speak volumes about their mindset. They add some harmonized leads over their bludgeoning assault of classic riffs, which lends an air of kingly nobility to their Kill 'em All attitude. Bottom line, if you�ve been left wanting with modern music and wish Boulder was still cranking out ravage and savage tunes, Saviours is for you. With Crucifire, you�ll get some full on metal, done with reverence to the founders of the genre.

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