Fireflash Records

02/02/2024

Merch from Master's Call

25/01/2024

***UPCOMING***

We're a little over two weeks away from commencing our unholy European tour with Brazilian black metal legends POWER FROM HELL! 🔥

Tour Dates:
08.02.2024 - Le Klub, Paris (France) [bit.ly/PFHParis24]
09.02.2024 - He***te, Oberhausen (Germany) [bit.ly/PFHOh2024]
10.02.2024 - Die Klinke, Berlin (Germany) [bit.ly/PFHBe24]
11.02.2024 - Basement, Copenhagen (Denmark) [bit.ly/PFHCo24]
14.02.2024 - Parlament Club, Pilsen (Czech Republic) [bit.ly/PFHPi24]
15.02.2024 - Escape, Vienna (Austria) [bit.ly/PFHVi24]
16.02.2024 - Centrale Rock Pub, Erba (Italy) [bit.ly/PFHErba24]
17.02.2024 - ArTik, Freiburg (Germany) [bit.ly/PFHFrei24]
18.02.2024 - Deep Inside, Dijon (France) [bit.ly/PFHDijon24]
21.02.2024 - Goldgrube, Kassel (Germany) [bit.ly/PFHKas24]
22.02.2024 - TBA
23.02.2024 - DVG Club, Kortrijk (Belgium) [bit.ly/PFHKor24]
24.02.2024 - Boston Music Room, London (UK) [bit.ly/PFHLo24]

Flyer design: Fleshly Tomb Productions 💀

25/01/2024

22/01/2024

Great Ruthless interview at metal.de - if you wanna read it (in German), please check: https://www.metal.de/interviews/ruthless-interview-mit-sammy-dejohn-zu-the-fallen-519693/

Order "The Fallen" at: https://lnk.to/RuthlessTheFallen

Wir haben RUTHLESS-Frontmann Sammy DeJohn angesichts der Veröffentlichung des neuen Albums "The Fallen" ein paar Fragen durch den Äther geschickt.

13/01/2024

German Powermetal.de wrote a great review on the new Ruthless album "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻":

The first highlight of the scene when it comes to raw US metal with a slight thrash edge is called "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻" and marks the fourth album from 𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦, the third after their 2008 comeback. And "𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲" and especially "𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻" already showed quite impressively what an offensive and powerful journey the guys around figurehead 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 will go on.
For 41 minutes, the team from Los Angeles show where the frog's head is: The riffs are snappy, playful and attacking, the songs are catchy, move on towards the pit of the stomach and warm the heart of every US metal fan, the sound is earthy and powerful and gives the already raw feeling that little bit extra. And under the Fireflash Records wing, 𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 know what the hour has struck.

Right from the start, '𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻' blasts off and despite other thrashy heavy metal tracks such as '𝗡𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆' and '𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗹', the melodic note is never ignored or the joy of playing thrown overboard. On the contrary, thanks to exciting songwriting and not overly clumsy lyrics, "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻" becomes even more profound, substantial and of higher quality from one track to the next. I particularly like '𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀' 𝗮𝗻𝗱 '𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹' as well as the closing '𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗲', as they internalise 𝗗𝗲𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 and co.'s "Now more than ever" mentality most impressively and don't skimp on a tiny but fine portion of epicness.

As a result, the 𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 quartet once again manages to surpass its already first-class predecessor and set itself up for an attack early in the new year. "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻" is a strong album that, despite the somewhat stereotypical but fitting artwork and the aforementioned raw sound, doesn't ignore the essentials: 𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦' joy of playing despite all their offensiveness. The year is off to a good start, folks.

Read it in German: https://www.powermetal.de/review/review-Ruthless/The_Fallen,41276.html

Order: https://lnk.to/RuthlessTheFallen

12/01/2024

New Ruthless studio-album "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻" is out now!

"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻" is available on CD, two limited vinyl editions (300 copies each) in dark orange & bloody red, as well as along with an exclusive logo bundle shirt at the Atomic Fire Records webshop, and digital. “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴", comments 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻
, who founded the band in 1982.

Order: https://lnk.to/RuthlessTheFallen

Tracklist:
01. The Fallen
02. Dark Passenger
03. Betrayal
04. No Mercy
05. Dead Fall
06. End Times
07. Soldiers Of Steel
08. Thulsa Doom
09. Order Of The Dragon
10. Live To Die

With the mind blowing opening and title-track “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻”, Los Angeles based cult metal act 𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 unleash their third and new single today. The song is a true headbaner hymn, talking about fallen war heroes. Traditional 80s US metal at its best!

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gfZNTcgKkE

12/01/2024

Enjoy the new Ruthless hymn of the title-track "The Fallen", to celebrate the album release day!
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gfZNTcgKkE

Order: https://lnk.to/RuthlessTheFallen

RUTHLESS – The FallenTaken from the album „ The Fallen”, out now! P/C: Fireflash Records Composer: Glen Paul & Sandy K Vasquez Lyricist: Sammy DeJohnTrack IS...

29/12/2023

21/12/2023

THRASHERS!

Holy sh*t💥 Summon Thy Demons has been voted THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR at Metal Pedia🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻 Thank you very much and hail to all thrash metal maniacs in Mexico!

18/12/2023

Mighty Blabbermouth.net have reviewed the new Master's Call album "𝗔 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗲𝗱" and rated with 8,5 out of 10 points. Dom Lawson absolutely got what the band and the album is about, please read the full review:

https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/a-journey-for-the-damned
You can order the album here: https://lnk.to/MastersCallAJourneyForTheDamned

Dark things are afoot in the UK. Purveyors of a vicious and unholy strain of blackened death metal, MASTER'S CALL hail from Wolverhampton, which is only a few lines of ants away from the birthplace of heavy metal itself. Arriving seemingly from nowhere, these glowering lords of leather and steel have actually spent most of a decade honing their sound, which may explain why "A Journey For The Damned" sounds so authoritative. Bands peddling this hybrid of death and black metal are in plentiful supply at all times, but records as punishing and characterful as this are extremely rare.

Everything about this works, from the band's coolly infernal logo, to the eerie, horror-adjacent atmospherics that usher in brutal opener "All Hope In Fire". Even before the first of many limb-severing riffs kicks in, MASTER'S CALL are radiating pestilent charisma. When hell does erupt, the efficacy of the band's brutal, sinewy attack is impossible to deny. "A Journey For The Damned" is a deeply heavy and sonically strident record, with textural echoes of recent works by BELPHEGOR and NECROPHOBIC, but with enough of its own, callous identity to establish its creators as a significant, singular force. "All Hope In Fire" sets the tone, before "Beyond The Gates" brings the full weight of Satan's sledgehammer down, as darkly melodic hooks and primitive, claustro-thrash collide, with frontman John Wilcox conjuring twisted visions from an inverted pulpit.

The temperature drops to way below zero for "The Serpent's Rise": an evocative blend of frostbitten discord and blank-eyed death metal violence, it allows itself the indulgence of a big, catchy chorus and a prevailing atmosphere of ghostly, gothic opulence. Once again, MASTER'S CALL sound more like grizzled veterans hitting a new peak of top form, rather than a new band on their debut album. Many gifted people would sever a toe or two to be able to write a song as good as "Blood On The Altar", wherein embittered melodies and classic metal dynamics are fashioned into a flawless but forlorn anthem. Similarly, "Damnation's Black Winds" is a thrilling rush of theatrical bombast and windswept triumphalism, executed with unfussy precision and tangibly connected to four decades of nefarious heavy music.

Back in death metal territory, "Into The Abyss Once More" is another four-minute model of succinctness and spite and an unapologetic tribute to old-school gloom. In contrast, "Pathways" is a more epic construction. A multi-tempo avalanche of some of the most sickeningly heavy riffs in recent memory, it builds and builds towards a harrowing, hypnotic climax and, quite possibly, the end of all things. Having sucked the oxygen from the room and replaced it with shrieking demons, MASTER'S CALL depart, safe in the knowledge that their first album is pretty fu***ng great and almost certainly Goatlord-approved.

16/12/2023

🩸💎GUNS FOR HIRE UK TOUR 2024💎🩸

Britain, we’re back to bombard our home turf with Heavy Metal Mäyhem all the way through 2024 with some huge festivals + Our biggest headline show to date at the legendary Camden Underworld! Full list of dates below! 🇬🇧👇🏻

14/4 Takedown Festival Portsmouth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
18/4 FUEL ROCK CLUB Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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20/4 Anvil Bournemouth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
25/5 Breaking Bands Festival Worcestershire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
(FESTIVAL HEADLINERS)
20/6 The Brickyard Carlisle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
21/6 Krakatoa Aberdeen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
22/6 MacArts, Galashiels 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
8/8 Bloodstock Festival Derbyshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
24/8 Stonedead Festival Newark 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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15/10 Bannermans Edinburgh * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
16/10 KK'S Steel Mill Wolverhampton * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
17/10 Rebellion Manchester * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
18/10 The Underworld London * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
19/10 The Joiners Southampton * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
* + Special Guests Battle Born ⚔️
16/11 Leo's Red lion Gravesend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
21/11 Facebar Reading 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
22/11 Komedia Brighton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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