SPLINTER – Filthy Pleasures (2021)
“Filthy Pleasures” is the debut album from Dutch hard rockers SPLINTER, however the band members aren’t newcomers at all with singer/guitarist Douwe Truijens having played in band like Death Alley / Gearmed Beton, bassist Sander Bus (ex-Death Alley too), drummer Barry van Esbroek (ex-Vanderbuyst) and keyboardist Gertjan Gutman (Birth Of Joy).
While the music of Splinter is inspired by classic Seventies / Eighties hard rock driven by strong guitar riffs and prominent Hammond organ runs, everything sounds fresh and energetic. The result is impressive, ten songs in just over half an hour, straight to the point rockers. Fast, uptempo songs such as ‘Hurt’, ‘Bitter Sounds’ and ‘Robothell’ are alternated with…
