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Fuck yes! I am happy-not because SlipKnot revealed their new masks,but because the Thrash/Speed giants from Italy-BULLDOZER have reformed after more than 15 years of silence.

If you don’t know much about BULLDOZER-well you’ve really missed a lot. They were a band who were clearly inspired by bands like Venom and Motorhead but also having a very significant TANK-ish element (as the title of the band would tentatively suggest).

BULLDOZER captured Speed Metal into a Black Metal influenced Thrashy framework and though their efforts have always been an under-rated, they contributed to the European Thrash Metal scene in a massive way. Born in a time where Bay Area Thrash was rising massively in America, and Europen Metal being swept over  by the ghosts of the rebilious punk movement-resulting in modern crossover genres-BULLDOZER did remain true to their core sound-though they did evolve thematically and slightly musically. The press and the media criticized their later efforts as Venom rip-offs-I consider them as individualistic and original attempts by a band who’ve gone through enough shit in achieving the status which they got to. The band was hit with everything from National War Service to Death of members, but they did deliver 5 ripping albums and nothing feels better than to hear the news of these guys re-uniting!

Here’s bassit and vocalist Alberto Contini:
“After many years Andy (Panigada, guitars) and I have decided to reform Bulldozer. We are working hard on a new album which will be released in 2009, exactly twenty years after the recording of Alive In Poland, our last album. Official website will be on web before the release of it. The new album will be 100% Bulldozer, 100% performed sound. It will be real! We’ll start recording in August 2008. Thanks for your support!”

So there you heard him!There are back and the World will never be the same again!