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 12.03.2011 GHOSTThe EngravingAnmeldt av Matt Coe
(self-released, 2010)Karakter: 3.5/6
 The Norwegian band Ghost relive the 80’s hard rock / metal scene with their debut album "The Engraving". From the main riff in the title track you know you are going to get party music of the highest degree, as Øystein Wiik and Andre Berger seem to have an affinity for George Lynch and the Scorpions axe duo with their writing and back and forth soloing/ rhythms. With an age range from 30 to 37 in this group, their minds and hearts have no intent on appealing to a new modern school environment. Lyrically “Surgery” tackles the plastic ‘fake’ nature humans currently take to alter their physical state without looking deeper into their personality and mind set from within while “Alive” appears to be Ghost’s take on personal release with sex, drugs and rock n roll. The highlight of the album include “One Last Favor” which has a pronounced bass thump from Magnus Liseter that reminds me of early Savatage meets Ratt and the closer “Here I Am” which contains loads of guitar hooks guaranteed to develop windmill hair action and severe neck strain. On the down side, drummer Petter Christopher Lein struggles to maintain even the simplest of basic 4/4 grooves throughout the album, and vocalist Kim Sandvik doesn’t possess the most comfortable voices in hard rock - it’s a little raw and sandpaper-ish compared to their main influences. Ultimately, they have spirit and passion on their side - so I’ll put "The Engraving" in the ‘wait and see’ category for future development. www.ghosttheband.com www.myspace.com/ghostrocks Andre omtaler:29.07.2021: RUPHUS - Manmade (2021 Remaster) 28.07.2021: Psychonaut / Sâver - Emerald 27.07.2021: INTERLOPER - Search Party 26.07.2021: MORIBUND OBLIVION - Endles 24.07.2021: BARNEY HOSKYNS - God is in the Radio: Unbridled Enthusiasms 1980-2020 23.07.2021: AIRBAG - Identity (2021 Remaster) 22.07.2021: BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER - Brother Against Brother 21.07.2021: GO AHEAD AND DIE - Go Ahead And Die 20.07.2021: CHALICE OF SIN - Chalice of Sin 19.07.2021: KENT HILLI - The Rumble 17.07.2021: NIGHTFALL - At Night We Prey 16.07.2021: ARABS IN ASPIC - Progeria (Re-master/Re-issue) 15.07.2021: ROBERT SELLERS - The Remarkable Tale of Radio 1 14.07.2021: CROWNE - Kings in the North 13.07.2021: ECLIPSUS - Yürei 12.07.2021: ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS - Apogrypha 10.07.2021: NERVOUS DECAY - Nervous Decay 09.07.2021: NIHÏLANTH - Graceless Planet 08.07.2021: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM - Blood In The Water 07.07.2021: INTERNAL CONFLICT - A P O R I A |
  
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