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Heavy Sentence is another new-ish band that travelled back in time to play '80s heavy metal. That's a popular thing to do these days. Some bands get it right, some not so much. Heavy Sentence are in the former category.

Bang to Rights is an album full of raw, DIY-style heavy metal in the vein of what was coming out from the late '70s to the mid '80s. It's kind of unpolished with a hint of a punk vibe that gives it that charming sound that a lot of NWOBHM bands had and there's the occasional Motörhead vibe in the right places. The vocals are rough, not quite the singalong style but nevertheless kind of endearing and a great fit for the barebones heavy metal on display here. This is all mid-paced, no-holds-barred metal that takes you way back. Nothing modern here, this really is an album that could have been released some 40 years ago. Even the artwork screams old school: let's face it, you see that in a store, you'll take it off the display no questions asked, pay, and rush home to play it.