Vindictiv - Vindictiv |
Published January 15 2008
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Fool's Paradise |
| Genre | Melodic Metal |
Göran Edman
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 10 |
Stefan Lindholm
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 46 Min. |
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Guitar
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| Label | Escape Music |
Nalle Påhlsson
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Bass
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| Release | 21 Jan. 2008 |
Mikael Wikman
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Drums
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| Country | Sweden |
Pontus Larsson
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Keyboard
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| Similar artists | Brazen Abbot, Y. Malmsteen, Seventh Wonder | ||
Well, what have we got here? The debut CD from a band called Vindictiv. Never heard of them before but taking a look at the members of the band immediately raises the interest of the disc. On vocals we have Göran Edman (Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum, Madison and Brazen Abbot to name a few) and on bass Nalle Påhlsson (currently in Treat). This alone makes the CD very interesting and worth at least a listen. Göran Edman is a great singer but his previous work really is a hit or miss for me. His vocals on Yngwie Malmsteen's "Eclipse" and John Norum's "Total control" is nothing less than pure magic and fits the music perfectly. Some of his other work though, like the Benny Jansson stuff, doesn't suite me at all.
So where does Vindictiv stand then? Are they a hit or a miss? Luckily they really are a big hit and the best thing Edman have laid down his vocals on for a long time in my opinion. The music leaves me with a somewhat divided impression since it on one hand sounds like an AOR album and then on the other hand you have the Yngwie sounding guitar solos in the same song. Don't get me wrong here because it really is a great album packed with great music and maybe it's the diversity of every song itself that makes it so good. As almost always I find the faster songs to be the ones I like the most on an album. In this case the best songs are A Quiet Life and Living Colours which are two really good rocking songs. The solos really sounds like something out of a Yngwie CD and for me that really is good since I've always been a fan of that kind of music. The only dull moment of the CD is the boring ballad Hymn To Desdemona but luckily it's only 3 minutes short.
The verdict is that if you like melodic metal and/or neoclassical metal this definitely is something I can recommend. When the last song have ended I want to hear more and that must be a sign as good as any that this is a really nice album. Check it out and I'm pretty sure that you won't be disappointed.
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8 chalices of 10 - Mattias |
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