Jordan Love is a new Christian music artist from Miami, Florida. Jordan writes, plays, and sings her own songs and leads worship at her church. Jordan’s first album, “uncomplicated”, was independently released on January 8, 2012 and includes some great new worship tunes.
Jordan’s website includes the following quote from her bio, “When she travels, she shares God’s love through Jesus and encourages youth to stand, uncompromising!”
Band Jordan Love Info: Uncomplicated Info: USA Style: Christian Rock, Pop Rock, Female Vocal Years: 2012 ????Upload: 00:49:12 Info: mp3 ??????? Time: CBR 320 kbps Info: 103 Mb
Tracklist:
1. Psalm 1 (3:39)
2. But God (4:50)
3. In Between (4:22)
4. Crazy In Love (3:36)
5. Beauty In Me (4:05)
6. Drops of Rain (5:02)
7. Only In You (4:16)
8. Believe (4:45)
9. Leather Soul (5:15)
10. Uncomplicated (3:11)
11. Little Voice Inside (6:06)
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Unisonic – Unisonic (2012)
Mar 29, 2012 16:45
Hard Rock
Sure, we had to wait for this quite a bit but the important thing is that it finally happened. Vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen, both of Helloween’s Keeper of the Seven Keys fame, joined forces in an actual band! Before this we could occasionally hear the two together on a couple of Kiske’s solo tracks or on Gamma Ray’s and Avantasia’s albums. But Unisonic is the real deal; around 50 minutes of pure rock-metal genius – a treat for everyone who appreciates the talent of these two nice ex-Helloween fellows.
Some might wonder whether Unisonic’s self-titled debut album is metal, which would be a dream come true for most Helloween fans, or perhaps hard rock-AOR that Kiske seemed to have preferred in the recent years, but such genre labels matter not if the material is as good as in this particular case. If anything, the fact that Kiske mostly composes rock songs and Hansen usually stays faithful to metal only adds to the overall value of the album. Unisonic is, therefore, not just a thunderball of great guitar riffs but also sports some beautiful melodies, thoughtful lyrics and, most importantly, enough song-writing variety to keep us redefining the album with each single track.
It starts off in the most anthemic way possible; the title track sweeps the listeners off their feet within seconds with some inspired guitar work and neck-wrecking rhythm, and then totally knocks them out with a powerful chorus. The next several songs – electrifying “Souls Alive,” optimistic “Never Change Me” and relaxed “I’ve Tried” – also mercilessly attack us with their sharp hooks. Even in case of somewhat mellower moments, like near the end of otherwise springy “My Sanctuary,” one can feel there’s some cosmic energy boiling right under the surface, while “King for a Day” marks a return to heavier, Gamma Ray-esque style. In yet another highlight – “Star Rider” – Unisonic successfully try their hand in atmospheric, sci-fi-scented songwriting. They finish off on a more melancholic note with “No One Ever Sees Me,” an emotional track with great lyrics and a beautiful vocal performance by Kiske.
Although Kiske and Hansen are the band’s main stars, there’s this feeling throughout the whole album that Unisonic – with Pink Cream 69’s Kosta Zafiriou on drums and Dennis Ward on bass plus Gotthard’s Mandy Meyer on guitar, is a very homogenous entity and not just a side project of two heavy metal veterans. Anyway, the word “veterans” sounds rather off here, doesn’t it? After all these years Kiske and Hansen sound fresh and energetic as they’ve ever had. Unisonic was never meant to become a clone of Helloween’s early albums and it is anything but that, but it certainly does manage to recapture the youthful vibe of the vocalist and guitarist’s groundbreaking 1980s efforts.
Genre: Heavy Metal, Power Metal
Band:
Michael Kiske (vocals)
Mandy Meyer (guitar)
Kai Hansen (guitar)
Dennis Ward (bass)
Kosta Zafiriou (drums)
Track Listing:
01. Unisonic
02. Souls Alive
03. Never Too Late
04. I’ve Tried
05. Star Rider
06. Never Change Me
07. Renegade
08. My Sanctuary
09. King For A Day
10. We Rise
11. No One Ever Sees Me
1. Twas A Dream, 01:59
2. Charging, 03:47
3. Rising, 04:15
4. Oppose The Gates, 01:03
5. Fortunate Assembly, 04:20
6. Forest, 01:33
7. Ramkeizer, 03:29
8. Confrontation, 04:15
9. The Granzz, 03:28
10. Soon To Be, 01:00
11. Apotheosis, 03:55
12. Trek To The Heart, 04:59
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FURYON – Gravitas (2012)
Mar 29, 2012 13:00
Hard Rock Heavy Metal |Power Metal
Having picked up a name for themselves over the last few years as a UK band to keep your eye on, Brighton’s FURYON have finally signed to Frontiers Records for the release of their debut full-length album "Gravitas", and what a debut it is.
Combining the swagger of classic British Hard Rock bands, the dynamics of modern metal and a sense of the '90s heaviness, the songs in "Gravitas" are played with heart, no doubt having been finely honed around the clubs that the band have been playing since their formation, and the musicianship is similar to that of a band that have been playing together forever.
Consisting of vocalist Matt Mitchell, guitarists Chris Green and Pat Heath, bass player Alex Bowen and drummer Lee Farmery, Furyon grab the listener from the opening guitar invitations of first track "Disappear Again", and never releases until it is ready to depart when it chooses.
The song epitomises the whole album, infectious, intelligent and unafraid to court the ear with addictive melodies, heavily loaded riffs and a catchiness which is hard to deny submission to.
Following track "Stand Like Stone" immediately shows the diversity of the band's sound and stylings. Its heavy tumbling rhythms and formidable metallic riffs burst through the ear. With a groove that beckons like a loose woman the song fills every pore with well crafted melodies and the impressive vocals of Mitchell.
In two songs he sets the quality of his tones and delivery, something that never drops throughout the album. The guitars and melodies are quite wanton, eager to excite and thrill, which they do with incredible songwriting skills and realisation.
Songs like the excellent "Souvenirs" with its lovely deep crusty bass lines, the mainstream radio feel of "New Way Of Living" offering a glorious and dense hard rock majesty, and the mesmeric "Wasted On You", come and go with wonderful quality and the ability to light up the senses.
The CD actually hits its peak around the mid-way point, with the slinky rocker "Voodoo Me" and one of the album highlights, "Fear Alone", with echoes of soulful nineties looser hard rock.
There is one track that eclipses all though, and that is the magnificent "Desert Suicide", a song which marks that Furyon isn't just another band of the herd. Structured with a mystical and a subdued atmosphere, the guitars slow to reveal themselves. Soon it evolves into a mighty beast of sound, slowly pacing around the ear before its muscular legs start to run with the senses though it never explodes outright. An addictive yet unpredictable track; the height of invention without indulgence, a stirring animal that remains inside long after the album departs.
Most of you must remember the well-regarded British 2000's melodic hard rock band Pride. Vocalist Matt Mitchell and guitar player Chris Green where members of Pride, but part ways to found a more rocking oriented band, and Furyon born.
"Gravitas" is a mighty slab of really well crafted songs infused with traditional hard rock, metal and classic rock influences, all wrapped into a truly unique and contemporary hard hitting sound that will stand the test of time.
You will be by the creativity and the technically challenging yet infectiously catchy musicianship of Furyon.
Simply, "Gravitas" is one of the most compelling, notable and promising debuts by a British heavy rock band in years, and a great indicator of greater things to come for Furyon.
Highly Recommended.
01 - Disappear Again
02 - Stand Like Stone
03 - Souvenirs
04 - Don't Follow
05 - New Way Of Living
06 - Voodoo Me
07 - Fear Alone
08 - Wasted On You
09 - Our Peace Someday
10 - Desert Suicide
11 - Voodoo Me (acoustic) [Bonus Track]
12 - Souvenirs (acoustic) [Bonus Track]
Matt Mitchell - Vocals
Chris Green - Guitars
Pat Heath - Guitars
Alex "Nickel" Bowen - Bass
Lee Farmery - Drums
Now that everyone has seen (and loved) the star-studded Tenacious D comeback video "To Be the Best," it's time to listen to the first single from their new album, the title track for "Rize of the Fenix." The album is set to be released on May 15.
The rock comedy duo's first movie, 2006's "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny," is now considered a cult classic by many, but it's largely viewed as a bomb -- it made a total of only $8.2 million, even at the height of D frontman Jack Black's box office power. But the band is embracing the theme of resurrection on their new album, and the title track is entirely devoted to earning back the good name of the band, who first earned fame with an HBO series and Dust Brothers-produced rock album.
Owing more than a little to the riff-heavy arena rock stylings of bands like Boston and Styx, and sounding a lot like the mini-suite "City Hall" from their first album, the single "Rize of the Fenix" aims to win back fans. And of course, the only way to do that is to rock even harder than they ever have before.
The following Finnish tour dates have been confirmed for March, April and May:
pe 30.03. Mikkeli, Vaakuna
la 31.03. Oulu, Teatria
to 05.04. Tampere, Pakkahuone
pe 06.04. Seinäjoki, Rytmikorjaamo
la 07.04. Rauma, Domino
su 08.04. Turku, Klubi
pe 13.04. Kotka, Amarillo
la 14.04. Joensuu, Kerubi
pe 20.04. Helsinki, Tavastia-klubi
la 21.04. Varkaus, Z-1
pe 27.04. Lahti, Finlandia-klubi
la 28.04. Jyväskylä, Lutakko
su 29.04. Kouvola, House of rock
ma 30.04. Kouvola, House of rock
pe 04.05. Pori, Bar Kino
pe 25.05. Hämeenlinna, Sirkus
la 26.05. Leppävirta, Tulenliekki, Liekki-rock
Track List: 01. Wake The Dead
02. C'mon MF
03. Total Death
04. Evil Machine
05. Meathead
06. Formaldehyde
07. Women I Don't Know
08. Maximum Destruction
09. 49/51
10. Keep The Change
11. Thunder Road
12. Liquor, Pussy, & Rock N' Roll
13. Peckerwood
14. Cretin Hop
Band: Johnny T - vocals and guitar Chris Chunk - guitar and backing vocals Jamey Coffin - bass and vocals Sean O'Really? - drums
Production:
Mixed by Jason Rich, Johnny T and Jamey Coffin.
Review:
I wanted to like this CD, I really did, as everything about it looked promising. The band name for one is great, and the album artwork hinted that something special would be contained within. And there is nothing wrong with being Nashville Pussy copycats, but Wake The Dead is a case of horrible production making an album damn near unlistenable.
As hard as I tried to give the Filthy Cheaters the benefit of the doubt on their independent debut offering, the muddy production values and amateurish songwriting abilities made this a tough one to get all the way through. The drum sound has no depth at all so it's like listening to someone pound away on garbage can lids, meanwhile the guitar work is completely drowned out. Adding to the problems is singer/guitarist Johnny T who sneers his way through each song, 14 of them to be exact, all of which are played with the same reckless abandon and thus become interchangeable.
The only track that differentiates itself from the others is "Women I Don't Know", which could be mistaken for an early American Dog outtake. But it doesn't take long for the Minneapolis, Minnesota natives to get sucked into the same old rut on the following number "Maximum Destruction" -- a rut they doggedly follow until the bitter, and welcome, end.
Caught somewhere between sleaze and punk, the Filthy Cheaters come across as a one trick pony, unable to offer anything other than full-speed ahead rock. Perhaps they are true punks and wanted this DIY sound, but with zero tempo changes this entire disc sounds like it keeps skipping after the first song. I honestly couldn't tell one track from the next, and by the end if the CD I no longer gave a damn. Sorry guys, despite the cool band name and fancy album artwork one key ingredient is missing -- listenable songs!
This very intimate and rare production released in 2003 features a duo between Robbie Dupree on vocals and harmonica and David Sancious on acoustic piano. They perform a collection of some of Dupree’s most memorable songs minus the hit “Steal Away”, which surprisingly does not appear on this production. These are well crafted renditions of Mr. Dupree’s repertoire simplified in instruments but enriched with re-harmonization, beautifully performed by Mr. Dupree’s silk vocals and Mr. Sancious’ smooth yet fierce playing. The mood of the whole collection makes it a pleasure to listen to even if you’re not a fan of Robbie Dupree and even if you have never heard these songs before. The is an artist exclusive release.
David Sancious is one of the most talented and sought after keyboard players in the music industry. Just off a recent tour with Sting, David is back in his studio completing his ninth album entitled “The Treehouse Sessions”. His other most recent recordings include "9 Piano Improvisations", "Cinema" and "Live in The Now".
David has always been inspired and motivated by the composing aspect of music. He thinks of himself as a composer who plays well, rather than a person who is proficient on a given instrument. His recordings have attracted the attention of artists the world over.
Since his first big break as a member of the original Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band in the 70’s David has also worked with Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, Santana, Jeff Beck, Seal, Yousou Ndour, Zucchero, Francis Dunnery, Aretha Franklin and many others over the years, David is admired and referred to by many as a ‘Musician’s Musician”. David has used his talents as a pianist, synthesist, guitarist, arranger, and producer on recording sessions and concert tours, playing an eclectic and diverse range of music.
Italians Bejelit might be unknown to most metal fans in the States, but with their fourth full-length release Emerge, the band creates some decent European melodic metal.Emerge boasts 13 energetic tracks of edgy power metal. However, the number of songs and over an hour in length is a little too much to take in, even for a progressive/power metal band. A few of the songs could have been omitted or some excess fat could have been trimmed from the overall song structures.
The music itself is made up of semi-cinematic, symphonic arrangements, aggressive riffs, tasteful guitar leads, and various keyboard samples and atmospheres placed accordingly to enhance the songs’ mood. Comparisons to Kamelot, Rhapsody of Fire, Dream Theater, Empyrios, Symphony X and Sonata Arctica would not be out of place.
Band Bejelit Info: Emerge Info: Italy Style: Heavy Metal / Power Metal Years: 2012 Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps Info: 137 Tracklist:
1. The Darkest Hour
2. C4
3. Don't Know What You Need
4. Emerge
5. We Got The Tragedy
6. To forget And To Forgive
7. Dancerous
8. Triskelion
9. Fairy Gate
10. The Defending Dreams Battle
11. Deep Water
12. DefCon/13
13. Boogeyma
Swedish hard rockers CRAZY LIXX have released a new single, "Into The Night", via iTunes. A physical copy of the single has been made available in Sweden through Sweden Rock Magazine in the issue that will hit the streets this week. This special release will include two exclusive acoustic bonus tracks (unavailable elsewhere): "Riot Avenue" and "Fire It Up".
"Into The Night" is the first single from CRAZY LIXX's new album, "Riot Avenue". which will be released on April 24 in North America via Frontiers Records. Produced by the bandmembers themselves, the CD finds CRAZY LIXX in fine form, with eleven sexy, hard-rocking new tracks on the their third studio release (the second for the Frontiers Records label).
Formed in southern Sweden in 2002, CRAZY LIXX was among the first bands to emerge in what has now become known as "The New Wave Of Swedish Sleaze" alongside CRASHDIET, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR,BABYLON BOMBS and VAINS OF JENNA.
In The Night (4:26)
Danny Rexon - vocals
Andy Dawson - guitars
Luke Rivano - bass
Joey Cirera - drums
Tracklist
1. Heaven In The Backseat
2. Don’t Break My Heart
3. I Cry Myself To Sleep At Night
4. Wild Child
5. Hymn (Look Through Golden Eyes)
6. Velvet Tongue
7. Stay With Me Tonight
8. Inside Out
9. I Like What I See
10. Colour You A Smile
11. Heaven In The Backseat (live 1990)
12. Velvet Tongue (live 1990)
13. I Cry Myself To Sleep At Night (live 1990)
