JULY 25th , 2022
THUNDERMOTHER: BLACK AND GOLD
Review by Metallic barbie 

Hello faithful metalheads how I have missed you! Let me open up by saying that I am ashamed to say the following: I was very ignorant and unaware of the incredible, all-female band Thundermother. I have now been thoroughly educated and will bask in my shame only so long as to share my obviously untainted thoughts on their forthcoming album, Black and Gold, due out August 19, 2022, on AFM Records.

The fifth studio album, boasting 12 rip-roaring classic rock’n’roll tracks, tramples all over the listener with hard-hitting bass and drum lines, incendiary riffs, and of course – raspy, whiskey soaked vocals bringing it all home. The Swedish quartet of Mona Lindgren on bass, Emlee Johansson on drums, Filippa Nässil on guitars and Guernica Mancini on vocals present this new compilation just two years after their release of Heat Wave, which put them on the map and on the road with wider, wilder audiences.

Black and Gold opens with “The Light In the Sky”, a rager which sets the tone for the album as a whole – unapologetic and full of catchy, anthemic, fist-pumping rhythm. These women make the everyday rocker chick believe that main stage dominance is in their grasp.

They work their way through emotionally-charged ballads like “Hot Mess” with elements of
Alana Myles-esque groove, to party all day and drink all night sing-a-longs like “Wasted”. Without a doubt, “Watch Out” – the sixth track and first release off the new album – is absolutely a stand out with gerthy riffs, guttural screams and gut-punch grime showcasing these women for the rock’n’roll powerhouses they are.
“Looks No Hooks” lyrically sounds like a dick-kick to the misogynistic music industry across the board but there is no doubt that Mona, Emlee, Filippa, and Guernica could wipe the floor with their male rock counterparts on stage then kick some ass in the alley behind the venue afterward. The album closes with “Borrowed Time” making it abundantly clear that Thundermother feels the fleeting nature of rock’n’roll but that with their diligent efforts, will never see its end.

With obvious influences from AC/DC, Mötley Crüe, a dollop of Van Halen and a whole lot of ladyballs, Thundermother demonstrates that the Vs are here to stay and the recent wave of hard rock female-fronted bands are not just a blip on the music scene.

The official music video for “Watch Out” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtrKaTxIHyo
will properly whet your hard rockin’ appetites and prepare you for the women of Thundermother, out with Scorpions and Whitesnake on the Rock Believer Tour, who do not only play rock’n’roll but shamelessly ARE rock’n’roll.