WildeStarr - Arrival review
Band: | WildeStarr |
Album: | Arrival |
Style: | Heavy metal |
Release date: | August 2009 |
01. Rose In The Dark
02. Arrival
03. Touching God
04. Rise
05. Down Of The Sun
06. In This World
07. Generation Next
08. Nevermore
09. Voice In The Silence
10. The Chain
Judas Priest, Helstar, Vicious Rumors and Wolf. Try to imagine whatever associations these names stir in you with a female vocalist. Unusual as it may sound at first, it's exactly what exceptional vocalist London Wilde and Dave Starr, wellknown for his bass-work in the aforementioned Vicious Rumors as well as Lääz Rockit, Destillery and Chastain, do.
Of course pure and uncontaminated US power metal is the name of the game and Mr. Starr knows how to play it. Riff after powerful riff is blown on to the listener while Wilde's shrieks soar overhead, overshadowing most male heavy metal singers in the process. For connoisseurs of the genre it soon becomes obvious that the duo has created a few really exceptional songs. There however also lies the rub. While some tracks are close to heavy metal masterpieces, a few others are completely forgettable altogether. To be blunt, the slightly balladesque moments of the album bore me and while there are many amazing riffs on it, a fair amount of filler-riffs have found their way on it as well.
All in all the album isn't a complete masterpiece, however it definitely holds its own against most of the new and young heavy metal bands, experience seems to pay off after all. Dave managed to live up to his legacy, while the extraordinary voice of London Wilde (although she might still want to work on her ballad singing-style) has been unleashed on to the greater metal audience.
Arrival is a rock-solid debut and it would be a crime for any US power metalhead not to pick up this disc.
Rating breakdown
Performance: | 9 |
Songwriting: | 8 |
Originality: | 6 |
Production: | 6 |
Written by Bas | 28.09.2009
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