Defecto – Nemesis
Nicklas Sonne – Vocals/Guitar, Frederik Moller – Guitar,
Thomas Bartholin – Bass, Lars Jensen - Drums
The Final Night Of Silence is a slowly building classical
style intro into Nemesis. Nemesis is
dark and brooding with an excellent riff and great vocals. Awesome shredding guitars. Endlessly Falling has an excellent heavy
ripping guitar riff with more soaring vocals that remind me of Khan that used
to be with Kamelot. Savage has a blues
based riff with some great playing from the drums and bass along with the ever
present awesome vocals kind of like a progressive heavy Gotthard. The Nameless Apparition is more of a heavy
thrash progressive song that would be great to start a fist pump going and
headbanging. The Sacrificed melodic keys
heartfelt vocals continue thru the song. Ode To The Damned acoustic guitar and the
sounds of wind blowing then an awesome guitar then the rest of the band kicks
in with a very excellent rhythm and a few time changes. Gravity just heavy straight forward Led
Zeppelin influenced heavy metal with more scorching guitar. Ablaze is a very Dream Theater influenced song
with some dark vocals added. Before The
Veil a head banging fist pumping riff that will have the entire crowd moving
and grooving. We’re All The Enemy air
raid sirens fill the air then a heavy fast almost speed metal rhythm and grinding
guitar with gruff and melodic mixed vocals. Ascend To Heaven melodic keys and more soulful
vocals that slowly builds into one epic progressive number going back and forth
from slow to fast. This is one excellent
prog metal album.
DR Gonzo And The Cheesy Boys – The Witch
Mattia Montenergi – Drums, Emil Quattrini – Keyboards, Carlo
Barabaschi – Guitar,
Filippo Cavalli – Bass
The Witch Side A & B – Side A starts with some very Rick
Wakeman influenced keyboards and sounds
that take you back to the days of the psychedelic 70’s then more of a Pink
Floyd influence moves in. Sit back, close
your eyes and be ready to take a trip through your mind as a Deep Purple
influence sneaks into the music with maybe some early Uriah Heep as well. Almost 14 minutes of mind tripping music. Side B is a continuation of a little over 15
minutes of the trip through space and time with many prog rock influences.
Hangman – A Vile Decree
Pesticide grinding heavy riff based music with a Bio Hazard
feel and lots of yelling punk like vocals.
Coming To is just straight ahead punk in your face rock. Abandoned has a Nuclear Assault/MOD style to
the music with more yelling punk vocals. A Vile Decree is more MOD/SOD mixed with NY
hardcore punk. Life Sentence has a great
mosh pit rhythm a that will have the pit going crazy.
Infidel Reich – Infidel Reich
Bob Bagchus, Vincent Crowley, Stijn Bogers, McNasty
Infidel Reich starts with sounds of a battle with marching
drums then a riff that grabs you by the throat as it punches you in the face
and vocals that just scream in your face. Quranicide full in your face hardcore punk
metal with lots of aggression. Generation
So Fake floor rumbling bass heavy guitar riffs and rough hardcore punk style
vocals grind their way into your very being. Crush and Destroy a grinding heavy mosh pit
rhythm that just slowly runs you over then the pace picks up back and forth
till the end. The Overseer another slow
grinding riff like old Sabbath with gruff vocals. Like being run over by a street sweeper.
LA Guns – The Missing Peace
Philip Lewis – Vocals, Tracii Guns – Guitar, Johnny Martin –
Bass, Michael Grant – Guitar, Shane Fitzgibbon – Drums
It’s All The Same To Me has an excellent hard rock riff that
is heavy and catchy with a great rhythm section and the great vocals of Philip
Lewis. Speed is a fast heavy hard rock
song that will have your fist a pumping and feet a moving. A great song to drive to. A Drop Of Bleach is a straight forward metal
song with a great riff pounding drums rumbling bass and great vocals and some
excellent lead guitar. Sticky Fingers
will take you back to the glory days of the sunset strip and heavy metal days. Christine is a power balled in the classic
style. Lots of melody and excellent lead
guitar and a great sing along vocal. Baby
Got Fever has a very catchy riff that sticks in your head along with a sing
along vocal and an extremely tight rhythm section. Kill It Or Die is a blues based heavy metal
riff with some outstanding drums and bass with some interesting vocals and
scorching guitar. Don’t Bring a Knife To
A Gun Fight is one of those riffs that just makes you want to get out and ride
fast and dangerously or just head bang too if that's what you choose. The Floods The Fault Of The Rain acoustic
guitar and the sounds of thunder then a slow melodic riff and very soulful
vocals then the song moves from heavy to melodic back and forth. The Devil Made Me Do It a very foot tapping
drum and solid bass with a great riff and sing along vocals and searing lead
guitar. The Missing Peace very nice
acoustic guitar and orchestration then the heartfelt vocals come in then an
awesome rhythm from the entire band. An
awesome power ballad. Gave it All Away
starts with soulful acoustic guitar then a slow melodic style that just warms
your very soul. Close your eyes and just
drift to the music. In my opinion this
might just be the best album that LA Guns has ever done.
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