LP – Limited Edition 140g Bottle Clear Black Marbled Vinyl. Richmond, Virginia metal-punk trio Bat have been delivering their own blood-spattered horror since ascending from the underground a decade ago on a dark, leather-winged trajectory. The brainchild of Municipal Waste guitarist, Ryan Waste, Bats origins actually go back to 2008 when Waste and former D.R.I. drummer, and Texas native, Felix Griffin, hatched the idea of working together. Under the Crooked Claw starts with the perfect mood-setting opener, Una Torcia Illumina Il Cielo, courtesy of Italian horror soundtrack maestro Fabio Frizzi. The brief haunting synth piece is like a measured descent into a dank crypt where the living dead erupt with in a fury in the raging Vampyre Lore. Eleven more tales of terror follow in rapid succession with a grisly theme throughout. Waste is known for his love of the NWOBHM, but with Bat, hes taken that influence in a fresh direction on Under the Crooked Claw, with its tight, concise songs loaded with punchy choruses and lightning-laced leads. Tracklist: Side A1. Una Torcia Illumina Il Ciel2. Vampyre Lore3. Rite For Exorcism4. Streetbanger5. Just Buried6. Warshock7. Horror Vision Side B1. Battered2. Revenge of the Wolf3. Marauders of Doom4. Electric Warning5. Bastardized Force6. Final Strike