Glamour Of The Kill - Savages

Published September 13 2013

*=Staff's pick	Break* Second Chance* The Only One* Live For The Weekend A Freak Like Me Heartbreaker Rescue Me* Live It All Behind A Beautiful Day To Die Tears Of The Sun Welcome To Hell

Genre	Heavy Metal	Davey Richmond	Vocals
Tracks	11	Chris Gomerson	Guitar
Running time	44 Min.	Mike Kingswood	Guitar/Voc.
Label	Steamhammer/SPV	Davey Richmond	Bass
Release	23 September 2013	Ben Thompson	Drums/Voc.
Country	England	-	Keyboard
Producer	Joey Sturgis
Similar artists	Bullet For My Valentine

The second deal from Glamour Of The Kill. I had never heard of this band before I dug into this new release and my initial thought during the first spin was that this band was one out of dozens alike, soon to realize that I was totally out of bounds. This band creates killer songs with its vivid, catchy and strongly captivating modern heavy metal. I think it's safe to say that this is absolutely something for younger metal fans that embrace music with less determination than prior generations.

It's music that digs itself through bone and marrow to fixate a firm grip to hold on to. A mixture between some kind of alternative metalcore and heavy metal with strong rock influences. Many of the songs are pretty speedy, although the clean production stays aside from powerful heaviness to create more force than necessary. A cohesive record that's somewhat intense within their margins and more or less without ballad-like moments. A blatant momentum carry us through this lightsome record and many of the songs stick like glue.

Just because I refer to this release as modern, it doesn't mean that it lacks guitar solos etc. The youthful plays match the pumping rhythms to suit Richmond's voice all right. If you're a stubborn old metalhead that dismisses any kind of more modern metal or if you're looking for a diverse musical experience with brilliantly played opuses, I strongly suggest you to look elsewhere, because you won't find those moments on Savages. Instead you will find metal music with a fresh and upcoming attitude that will probably stick around for a while.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
6	6	7	7	7

Summary
7 chalices of 10 - Tobbe