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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:21.08.2019: SINHERESY - Out Of Connection 20.08.2019: THE DEAD DAISIES - Locked and Loaded 19.08.2019: THE NEGATIVE BIAS - Narcissus Rising 18.08.2019: STINGER - Colourblind 17.08.2019: MAGIC PIE - Fragments of the 5th Element 15.08.2019: FAITHSEDGE - Bleed For Passion 14.08.2019: BEASTMAKER - Eye Of The Storm 13.08.2019: CROBOT - Motherbrain 12.08.2019: AS I MAY - My Own Creations 12.08.2019: SHADES OF DEEP WATER - Death's Threshold 10.08.2019: MARTIN POPOFF - Wheels of Steel: The Explosive Early Years of NWOBHM 10.08.2019: RED DEAD ROADKILL - Sweet Songs of Anguish 09.08.2019: TOMB MOLD - Planetary Clairvoyance 08.08.2019: MARTIN POPOFF - Lettin' Go: UFO in the '80s and '90s 08.08.2019: ENFORCED - At The Walls 07.08.2019: ROGGA JOHANSSON - Entrance To The Otherwhere 06.08.2019: MARTIN POPOFF - The Sun Goes Down: Thin Lizzy's Final Years 05.08.2019: HAMMERHANDS - Model Citizen 04.08.2019: BURIAL REMAINS - Trinity Of Deception |
  
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