Hellyeah - Band Of Brothers

Published July 13 2012

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Genre	Heavy Metal	Chad Gray	Vocals
Tracks	11	Greg Tribbett	Guitar
Running time	47 Min.	Tom Maxwell	Guitar
Label	Eleven Seven Music/EMI	Bob Zilla	Bass
Release	17 July 2012	Vinnie Paul	Drums
Country	USA	-	Keyboard
Producer	Jeremy Parker
Similar artists	---

Third album from the American so called supergroup Hellyeah. Their two previous releases have entered the charts in the top 10 in the States, but I wonder for how long this band will be able to profit from them playing in well known or even famous bands before. The rest of the world haven't found their greatness yet and I somehow tend to think that it will never happen.

There are loads of heavy decent riffs on this metal album. The rhythms, many beats and licks are also cool, but there are things missing. First and second, great songs with a captivating groove and new ideas. This is powerful heavy metal with a shouting vocalist, but it's almost same all through, as the album seems monotonous. I have listened to the eleven tracks from start to finish for almost ten times and every time the album ends, I hardly remember what I just heard.

The voice of Chad Gray is almost only different and varied in the ballads or in the slower parts. On the rest of the album, it seems like he has got stuck in a one or two note box. I'm exaggerating of course, but it wouldn't have hurt if he had been more varied, to create a more diverse feeling.

The album is pumping and heavy, but with the lack of good songs, I can hand out no more than 3 chalices. The musicians are classy, but even if the performance is nothing but good, the actual quality of the songs is what matters most and is the most important factor when you decide if you want to listen to an album again or not.