TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
Mercury Japan PHCW-1055
Produced by: Paul Gilbert
Released: OUT NOW / Website
Closest Relative: Iron Maiden, Impellitteri
GENRE: Melodic Metal
OVERALL: 84%
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TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES Mercury Japan PHCW-1055 Produced by: Paul Gilbert Released: OUT NOW / Website Closest Relative: Iron Maiden, Impellitteri GENRE: Melodic Metal |
OVERALL: 84%
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Like I have just said, there is a stack of melodic metal releases to sift through this past 6 months. Mostly European too, which makes this review even more pleasing to do. The Europeans have their own sound, which is cool when done well, but American metal music has always had it's own sound also. The problem is that American melodic metal releases are few and far between. Good news then that there is now two in two months - Impellitteri's album and the new much anticipated Racer X album. And further good news that both albums are just great. To my ears this album is even better than the bands original releases. They have all grown up, done their won thing and obviously know their talents better than 10 years back. Jeff Martin sounds great and sings a storm and it's brilliant to hear Paul Gilbert finally shred again. Can't really pick any weaknesses here. There are a couple of instrumentals for the purists out there and a stock of shredding and solid riffing, a great rhythm section, no ballads at all and more metal than you can poke a stick at. | |||
Check out the hard and heavy Fire Of Rock, Snakebite and very cool Miss Mistreater. Great stuff and a real Pro job.
| PRODUCTION: 87% | SONGS: 85% | VIBE: 86% | ATTITUDE: 85% | ESSENTIAL FOR: All Racer X fans, Paul Gilbert fans and melodic metal fans. |
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DISCOGRAPHY:Street Lethal . Second Heat . Extreme Volume Live . Extreme Volume Live II . Technical Difficulties
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