Loudness - Rise to Glory (Review)

Usually I don't pay attention to popular bands - degree of fame is not an quality indicator. But the classical bands from 80's are a special phenomenon. They have a special charm that can be explained quite simply. But I will not explain all features for a long time. I will talk about new album of band Loudness.

My Rating: 82/100

Source: metal-archives.com

80's ended, 90's began - the time of musical experiments. This also affected this band. In period from 2000 to 2010, band's work was something incomprehensible. First a strange album Pandemonium (2001). Then doom metal in album Terror (2004). Then there is progressive sound on dropped tuning in albums Breaking the Taboo (2006), Metal Mad (2008) and The Everlasting (2009). And only King Of Pain (2010) marked a return to classical sound on standard tuning.

Well, band has a very rich experience, so you expect a special sound from them. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find something very special here - classical hard-n-heavy has long been researched from beginning to end and it's hard to come up with anything new in this field in our time. But nevertheless it's worth noting that composer managed to make the compositions interesting and diverse. There are slow tracks (5, 10, 12 tracks), and fast (6, 9 tracks) and instrumental parts very well emphasize the ideas of each of the songs. Also really liked the idea of ​​using "industrial" sounds to emphasize the idea (6 tracks).

Vocalist has long proved his high skill level. And now again it confirms. His interesting timbre of voice is difficult to describe - you can only enjoy it.

After name Akira Takasaki, comments are superfluous - such a great talent is indecent to discuss. But nevertheless it's necessary to say that guitar parts are performed at highest level. Also worth noting is very interesting construction of riffs. It would seem that there is nothing complicated, but it makes a great impression. Sometimes you can hear segments on clean - this perfectly complements the constructions. About guitar solos do not say - they are so beautiful. Rhythm section is also very diverse and interesting. Here, both calm (7, 10 track) and very intense (6, 8, 9 track) parts. Even at a moderate pace the drummer performs very interesting parts (2, 11 tracks). A real master, there's nothing more to say.

This release is for people who are stuck somewhere between the late 70s and early 80s. I don't want to say that it's bad - quality is determined by intellectual value, not the release date. I want to say that here you will not find something new. Well, in this genre has long been nothing new. But real talent does not know the word "genre".