Adrenaline Mob - We The People

Published June 11 2017

*=Staff's pick	King Of The Ring We The People* The Killer's Inside* Bleeding Hands Chasing Dragons* Til The Head Explodes What You're Made Of* Raise 'Em Up Ignorance & Greed Blind Leading The Blind Violent State Of Mind Lords Of Thunder Rebel Yell

Genre	Heavy Metal	Russell Allen	Vocals
Tracks	13	Mike Orlando	Guitar
Running time	63 Min.	-	Guitar
Label	Century Media	David Zablidowsky	Bass
Release	June 2, 2017	Jordan Cannata	Drums
Country	USA	-	Keyboard
Producer	Mike Orlando/Russell Allen
Similar bands	-

After some lineup changes and drummer AJ Pero (Also with Twisted Sister) tragically dying in March 2015 we see the group around guitarist Mike Orlando and vocalist Russell Allen return with its third album.

Orlando's riffing is mostly heavy and Allen has definitely made an attempt to come out with his toughest vocal style and I surely like the powerful sound that they have put on this record because without a doubt it is able to create the right kind of atmosphere for this type of music. Add the strong choruses to the whole thing, either they are coming out in a melodic way, or are more heavy hitting or even entice their audience to sing along to the lyrics, and you get a good record overall.

Unsurprisingly the band has put a few ballads, or at least some lighter songs, on the record and I think that they work out all right since it adds a variation in the music and maybe without these types of songs this record would have just been too one-dimensional. It definitely takes a real singer to make songs like this mean something in the end and luckily Adrenaline Mob has such a man in the ranks and therefore I will give some credit to those songs even though they indeed are a necessarily evil.

The song material on the heavier side is what makes this effort to something really worth listening to nevertheless and by putting a slightly modern touch to their metal they don't just repeat what's been done a million times before. Okay, it's not like they're inventing a new style or anything, but generally it feels fresh to me and I must point out that I like that they give the bass some room in the mix too, which is in my opinion something that can make a record complete in a sense.

I have enjoyed Adrenaline Mob's music since they first started this side band a couple of years ago and still do to this day because they simply have some stuff that attracts me, like a great singer, nice groovy melodies and I guess just guitar playing that I find appealing. We The People does not revolutionize the band's musical aspects, but as long as they're able to come out with good songs I'm not the one to complain.

See also review of: Men Of Honor , Omertà

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
7	6	8	8	7

Summary
7 chalices of 10 - Tobbe