Somewhere in an alternate universe exists a blog dubbed "Happy Metal Guy" which exclusively runs reviews of throwback traditional metal albums.1 This must be true, because enough records of this sort make their way into our promo bay - where the majority are subsequently ignored - to make such a website a reality. I think so many of these records are glossed over by AMG staff because, by their very nature, innovation is the least of their priorities, and most aren't solid enough to make up for the lack of originality. Night Viper's second LP, Exterminator, grabbed my attention as a rare non-melodeath Gothenburg outfit, and had me signing up for review duties once I learned of their sensical genre-splicing capabilities. Does it hold up under closer scrutiny, or would it have been better off in dimension HMG?