In times like these, when pretentious blowhards from England are posing as the biggest thing in rock since the discovery of electricity, and we are bombarded with successively more intense barrages of mediocre neo-metal from practically every corner, it's a damn fine thing we have bands like Helldorado. Helldorado brings back the refreshingly glorious spectacle of a rock'n'roll band equipped with two guitars, bass, drums, vocals, and - not least - a wellspring of melodies to shame even the most gifted songwriters of our times.

After a celebrated EP (featuring a brilliant mix of live and studio material), a subsequent victory lap around Norway, tours on the continent and several jaunts to the UK, their long-awaited full-length debut, "Director's Cut," is finally upon us - and by Speedy Gonzalez's lusty hot jets, what a freaking great record it is!

From seductive and splendid ballads that David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower-fame will doubtless request some royalties from, to thundering, husky rock that can self-confidently stand back to back with the Gun Club's finest moments.

Despite displaying considerable range, the sound remains uniquely Helldorado, an impression which is only strengthened by Dag Vagle's distinctive vocal signature, along with a rhythm section and a back-up guitar whose technical gifts make the highly decorated engineers of NASA look like fumbling stumblebums.

We are of the opinion (and will repeat as necessary) that Helldorado is one of Norway's absolute best bands and we I recommend the album for cultural rehabilitation - give it to people in essential need of basic decent musical taste. Doing this ten times constitutes an act of such fundamental goodness that it entitles you to dedicate the rest of your life to decadence and debauchery without fear of any consequences.

In the name of R.O.C.K. Glitterhouse Records The brand you can trust!

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Proto-rock, surf-punk, trochę tex-mex, brudni jak The Cramps, uparci i niedbali jak Go To Bazes. Czwórka Norwegów buduje za pomocą dwóch gitar, basu, perkusji i głosu pustyny krajobraz jako scenę dla ich pierwsze albumu.

"Director's Cut" dotrzymuje wszystkich obietnic, jakie Helldorado dali w 2002 roku mini-albumem "Lost Highway".

To zespół, który nie boi sie dramatycznośći, ale ubiera ją w melodie w gorączce. Wszystko brzmi jakby byli w pościgu, upale i niebezpieczeństwie. Historia w stylu starych westernów: ktoś znajduje się poza prawem, ale cała reszta pozostaje niedopowiedziana, niejednoznaczna, tylko whisky w kieszeni - tak brzmi ta płyta. Przypomina nieco pełne mroku dokonania 16 Horsepower i Woven Hand, oraz tajemnicze, bluesowe brzmienia Gun Club czy Gallon Drunk.

Norweska prasa prześciga się w pisaniu entuzjastycznych recenzji nie tylko tej płyty ale także dynamicznych koncertów Helldorado.

Europejska wersja płyty, wydana przez Glitterhouse, zawiera utwór dodatkowy.