Steel Pulse - African Holocaust

Set your iTunes import preferences to 320kb, this is easily Steel Pulse's best album since Earth Crisis (1984). African Holocaust is a solid album. It sounds and feels like Steel Pulse again. David Hinds' rich voice mixing perfectly with Alvin Ewen's deep bass, damn. Their backbeat is so tight it's hypnotic. They're doing real roots music, and tackling more global and contemporary issues.

Two decades is a long time to wait. They released 7 compilation albums (live or otherwise) and 6 original albums in that time; all of which were a bit of a disappointment. I'm always on the lookout for good roots reggae music, and I had almost given up on Steel Pulse. I'm glad they're at it again.

Rating for Steel Pulse - African Holocaust: 8 / 10