Lillian Axe - XI: The Days Before Tomorrow

Published January 16 2012

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Genre	Heavy/Progressive Metal	Brian Jones	Vocals
Tracks	10	Steve Blaze	Guitar
Running time	51 Min.	Sam Poitevent	Guitar
Label	AFM Records	Eric Morris	Bass
Release	27 January 2011	Ken Koudelka	Drums
Country	USA	Steve Blaze	Keyboard
Producer	Steve Blaze
Similar artists	---

Members have come and gone through the years and now Louisiana's Lillian Axe returns with a new lead vocalist in Brian Jones for their eleventh release.

Heavy metal with a progressive touch is how I define their music. It's well played, but the songs are made with focus on different parts and are not straightforward at all, which makes the album quickly run out of gas.

The music has potential, but unfortunately never reaches anywhere near the top. As soon as they have climbed a bit up the hill they fall down again. Good parts are followed by plain boring stuff. This is something that's evident through almost every song on the album. Mr. Jones does a fantastic job on his debut however and his efforts are a highly welcome addition to the band.

I've listened to this record over and over again, but almost nothing sticks in my heart and soul. The songs simply aren't good enough and in the end that's what matters most. It's not utterly bad and if you're really into progressive metal, perhaps you can find something you like?

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
7	5	6	9	3

Summary
3 chalices of 10 - Tobbe