Suicide Bombers All For The Candy CD Review

Admittedly, I’m not as in touch with today’s Modern Sleaze bands, as I should be. Truthfully, some of the band’s recordings are slack and the subject matter is a little too played out or it’s too AOR for me these days. There are several bands that have slipped through the cracks that deserved my attention. Today, I’m here to talk about one of those… Norway’s Suicide Bombers have been a main stay in the scene for several years now, but I’ve never taken the time to have a listen although I’m in a Facebook group where the band is featured a great deal (Glam Rock City). I finally took the time to have a watch/listen to one of their videos and I was instantly interested in hearing more from the band!

Early in 2024 the band released their 5^th studio album entitled “All for The Candy”. And I’m here to tell you that if I’ve missed out, odds are you have too! This album moves and shakes like something released in the late 80’s in the height of hair explosion without being too cheesy. To be more pointed, the music/approach reminds me of Zodiac Mindwarp, Slave Raider and at times Circus of Power. Meaning that the band isn’t looking to drop ballads and touchy feely tracks for you to smear your make up crying to. It’s Sleaze with a Punk edge that begs to be turned up loud and blasted in your car or at a party. “Tonight Belongs To Us” is my favorite track off the album, it moves along at a ferocious pace but it’s chock full of melody and hooks that will give you a serious earworm that you can’t get rid of without listening to the track a few times. “Take it off” is another track I’m fond of, it’s a mid-tempo banger with a fantastic chorus, certain movements/key changes in the song remind me of some of the tracks off Vain’s “No Respect” album. Next up, we have the pseudo ballad “Out Of Love”, it’s not necessarily a ballad, but the lyrical content and chord progression lends itself to that thought. The lead break is catchy too, it’s quite good without having to lean on shredding. Title track “All for The Candy” is another tune that leans heavily on the chorus to get it going, which is fine, this is what choruses are for – we look for those in songs so we can pump our fist in the air and go crazy! This is a perfect example of what a chorus of Rock song should sound like. Again, the lead break really shines and says a great deal about the musicianship of the band.

There are several other great tunes on “All for The Candy”, I’m quite taken with just how good the album is as a whole. I’m sad that I’m just now taking the time to listen to the Suicide Bombers. I haven’t even scratched the surface as this is their fifth release. If I’d had this album at age 14 this would’ve been turned up at every party, I attended, and all the little girls would’ve been weak in the knees. Not that the album is juvenile by any means, the Sleaze content doesn’t warrant the parental advisory sticker either, it’s just the mood and overall feeling screams of those youthful moments that we all like to look back on with fondness. This is an absolute must have album, and the Suicide Bombers are a band that you need to be looking out for. It would be awesome to see these guys come over and hit the USA for a tour, I’m sure they’d sell out a West Coast tour easily!

~Black Angel