Seattle is no stranger to dirty, heavy bands, but newcomers Helms Alee propel the city's long-running music reputation to new heights. Marrying the best parts of grunge and the trinity of punk, indie, and stoner rock, this powerful trio lays waste with their debut.

Night Terror's ten tracks run the gamut of psychedelic grit, drugged-out drone jams, delicate melodic passages, and most of all, ferociously crushing heavy rock. These hypnotic songs also benefit from a healthy balance of soaring vocals and the triumphant choruses. Add in percussion that crashes and clangs like a tornado and you've got a thunderous debut of shoegazer bliss mixed perfectly with hessian heaven.

The sheer magnitude of this album is incredible for a relatively new band, albeit one whose members have spent years in the trial-by-fire underground. Helms Alee is poised to level with their debut longplayer, presented courtesy of Robotic Empire Records.