Bullet Kickstarter Review
Bullet
Kickstarter
Steamhammer
2026
Some bands ease back in after a long absence. Bullet doesn’t. They kick the door off the hinges, light the room on fire, and ask why anyone ever stopped paying attention in the first place.
The band’s new album “Kickstarter” sounds like it was written by people who remember why Heavy Metal mattered before everything got polished, quantized, and sanitized for mass consumption. This is street-level, knuckles-bleeding, denim-and-leather Metal - the kind that doesn’t ask permission and sure as hell doesn’t chase trends.
From the opening moments, the riffs come swinging with that familiar Bullet bite: sharp, direct, and loaded with attitude. No fluff, no filler, no “let’s pad this out for streaming numbers” nonsense. Every song feels like it’s been pressure-tested in a filthy rehearsal room with the amps cranked just past reasonable and the neighbors already calling the cops.
The guitars are the real weapon here - lean, mean, and locked into that classic Hard Rock/Heavy Metal sweet spot where melody and aggression collide. There’s a hunger in these riffs that only comes from a band that still believes in what they’re doing. This isn’t nostalgia. This is conviction.
I’d be lying if I didn’t mention that the vocals have always been reminiscent of UDO/Brian Johnson, but that’s just icing on the cake/ There’s also an underlying John Gallagher (Raven) tone lying just below the surface. These gravel-throated voices have never missed and the same goes for this band.
The rhythm section deserves a raised fist as well. The bass isn’t hiding in the shadows, and the drums drive everything forward with a no-nonsense assault. This album moves and grooves without overthinking it.
What really seals the deal is the attitude dripping off every track. Bullet isn’t here to reinvent Metal or explain it to anyone. This is Heavy Metal for people who already know - the lifers, the tape-traders, the ones who never stopped caring even when the scene went sideways. There’s pride here. There’s defiance. There’s that unmistakable feeling of a band saying, “We’re still here, are you with us or against us?”
In a time where so much new Metal feels calculated, Bullet’s “Kickstarter” album delivers something rare: honesty, grit, and fire.
If you’re still searching for legitimate Heavy Metal that hits hard, stays loud, and doesn’t dilute the message - Bullet just handed you your fix. Turn it up, don’t skip tracks, and remember why this shit mattered in the first place.
Standouts – “Kickstarter”, “Avenger”, “Full Throttle”, “Night Falls Down”.