This band is everything that heavy rock represents –
emphasised distortion, explosive riffs, the use of the awesome talkbox, flashy
solos, slaughter drumming with driving beats, backing rhythm provided by the
bass, keyboards for a groovy touch without forgetting the blues sonority, raspy
vocals, neckbreaking tunes, ballads to follow with your lighter and insane live
performances. Need I say more?
With a sound and style highly
influenced by the 80’s, not only in the music, but also in the entertaining
stage-acting, the rockers deliver explosive performances with the spirit of
great bands such as Deep Purple, Boston, Guns N’ Roses, Black Stone Cherry and
the likes. They also integrate modern elements, techniques and influences, so a
refreshing sound is to hear in their compositions of heavy rock.
‘First Bite’ is the title of
their album. The 11 track work was self-produced and independently released in
2014. I have to say... being capable of pulling out such a firecracker album
with such good production only by themselves shows that they don’t just talk the talk, they deliver with
professionalism. For them, being a “fresh fish” is only a mere label. Although
they are young, their sound is strong enough to pull your lazy ass from the
sofa and punch the air like a freaking dopy. With the powerful tune ‘Privilege
of Power’ and the calm ballad ‘Stillborn’ Strangelet shows their influences and
their strong points when it comes to create the right mood to rock like pros.
But these are only two of many more outstanding tracks that you should check in
their work ‘First Bite’.
Stefan Zoerner is the live
performance addict with a strong attitude on stage and the vocalist leading us
through the band’s lyrical themes. Tobias Eurich is the guitar shredder. With
the headbang mode always on, this warrior of metal displays some crazy skills.
Jonas Kuemmerle is the man attacking the keys, piano, the crazy talkbox and the
mind behind the recordings. Finn Janetzky is the badass looking guy responsible
for the bass and the backing vocals. Finally but not least the powerlady
Jessica Stuart. Don’t be fooled by her angelical appearence, she is a fucking
machine when it comes to punish the drums.
If you’re into heavy rock with a fresh touch you need to
listen these guys, this shit is really good, and still they have a long way in
front of them. That said I end this review with the usual Rock On \m/.
One melee with the words, ideas and its paradoxes... albuns that are news, the reviews at "HeavyHardMetalmania.net", always with its watermark, Pedro Ribeiro, with love for beer... sorry, music from an early age, he studied piano and singing from 7 to 14 years, then, devoted himself to the study of the guitar for 5 years. "The wisdom is found in the extremes, all extreme Metal here!"
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| Tracklist: 01 - Privilege of Power 02 - Nothing 03 - Tainted 04 - Pray to Break 05 - Stillborn 06 - Snakebite 07 - Hell and Back 08 - Touch the Sky 09 - Catching Fire 10 - All That's Left 11 - Hiding Star |
