HEAVEN’S GATE – Tales From a Blistering Paradise – LP

Marek — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:53:41 +0000

When most people think of Florida, they might picture retirement villages, luxurious Lamborghinis, or swamp folks with a passion for NASCAR. However, Florida is also home to some of the fiercest punk bands imaginable. HEAVEN’S GATE is one such band.Instead of exuding the raw grime of ASSÜCK, HEAVEN’S GATE channels their rage into a powerful, concise, blast-beating behemoth. “TALES FROM A BLISTERING PARADISE” builds upon the animosity this fearsome foursome shared with us via their debut self-titled EP, revealing a grotesque embodiment that has only become more exacting and deadly. This record is eight tracks of seething, white-knuckle extreme music – nothing more, nothing less. Recorded by Ryan Boesch at Candor Studios, mixed by Will Killingsworth and mastered by Joel Grind. Each record comes in a jacket laid out by Steak Mtn and featuring a cover photo taken by drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz nearly 30 years ago of Our Lady of Clearwater.

As reviewed in MAXIMUM ROCK’ N’ ROLL (No. 504, May 2025) by Matt Casteel:”Look, if you have a proclivity for crossover thrash, extreme metal, or blistering hardcore, then you’re already all over this most likely. I can’t really call HEAVEN’S GATE anything other than a supergroup, which always sounds lame, but these dudes have been in bands that even your wannabe cool-guy boss has probably heard of. Like CANNIBAL CORPSE, MUNICIPAL WASTE, and WARTHOG, for goodness sake. And, get this—they’re from Florida. Somehow that makes perfect sense, ‘cause this album is about as scorching as the impending nuclear summer. Do you like CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER, the ACCÜSED, or any of the other bands these maniacs are in? Don’t deprive yourself, ya freakin’ masochist!”

For fans of: CANNIBAL CORPSE, MUNICIPAL WASTE, WARTHOG, ASSÜCK, CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER, THE ACCÜSED.

Tales from a Blistering Paradise by Heaven’s Gate

Source

municipal waste – Bloodspit

HEAVEN’S GATE – Tales From a Blistering Paradise – LP