![]() ![]() ![]() Greenway’s song, Evelyn, on the other hand, is a very strange beast the parts where he’s performing his recognizable, hellish growl are both catchy and intense, but later on the song becomes poppy. Both Denner and Petrozza (one of my all-time favorite metal vocalists) guest in the song 7 Shots, the former performing some tastefully NWOBHM-ish lead guitar licks while the latter unleashes his visceral snarl in various places, and in these parts the riffing takes a turn for the darker to accompany his voice. You do have a handful of guest appearances from well known metal musicians though, including Michael Denner of Mercyful Fate, Mille Petrozza of Kreator, and Barney Greenway of Napalm Death (also known as “Barney Motherfucking Greenway”, as my colleague Zadok referred to him upon first hearing Evelyn, the song Greenway is featured on). On a whole, Beyond Hell / Above Heaven is a much more mainstream-oriented album than previous releases, and rockabilly influence isn’t nearly as prominent here. ![]() ![]() However, there are a few key things different about this Volbeat album as compared to past ones. Songs more often than not feel like a rehash of past Volbeat tracks, and while most are enjoyable, one can’t help but get the feeling that they’ve heard all this before. This is still the same Volbeat that fans know and love - a groovy, punky, thrashy, twangy slice of modern mainstream metal that is highly infectious and easy to sing-along with – but things don’t work quite as well for these Danish wonders this time around. With their latest album, Beyond Hell / Above Heaven, this has finally happened. When it comes to a band with such a simple (yet effective) formula as Volbeat, originality is bound to run out sooner rather than later. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |