waters rising

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by Greg Prato In most cases, there is nothing less appealing to the heavy metal masses than when a veteran act attempts to update its sound to keep pace with modern trends. And to their credit, Lillian Axe knew to stick to their stylistic guns on 2007's Waters Rising, the group's "reunion" release (it's a bit of a stretch calling this a reunion, as founding member/guitarist Steve Blaze is the only recognizable name from the group's glory days). Vintage '80s metal is the name of the game here -- chunky riffs, Queen-like guitar and vocal layered harmonies -- and no one can deny the undisputable "metal-ness" of such song titles as "Become a Monster," "I Have to Die, Goodbye," and "Until the End of the World." Standouts include the sludgy "Antarctica," the long and winding epic "Fields of Yesterday" (which, in a press release, Blaze refers to as "Lillian Axe's 'Stairway to Heaven' or 'Bohemian Rhapsody'"), as well as the album-closing instrumental, "5," which sounds like Pantera jamming with Yngwie Malmsteen and Brian May. If Waters Rising were released in the late '80s, there's little doubt that its video clips would have done battle -- and held their own -- alongside Iron Maiden and Queensrche on Headbangers Ball. With countless '80s-era metal heavyweights experiencing a resurgence circa the early 21st century, Lillian Axe couldn't have picked a better time to shake off the cobwebs.

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Name waters rising
原始名称 Waters Rising
名称 waters rising
收藏数 8
歌手 lillian axe
类别 录音室专辑
语言 英语
发行时间
  • 2007-07-06
  • 2007-07-17
  • 唱片公司
  • locomotive
  • locomotive music
  • 精选上位词
  • lillian axe的专辑
  • 专辑
  • 风格
  • rock
  • 华丽金属 glam metal
  • 重金属 heavy metal