Big City (NOR)
Napísané: 14 Feb 2022, 14:29
Big City - Wintersleep (2014)
Year : 2014
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Norway
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 106 mb
Bio:
BIG CITY is a Norwegian melodic heavy metal project. The members are between 30 and 47 years old and have tons of experience in the music industry. They have been playing or still play in extreme bands as Satyricon and BloodRedThrone, but also the up and coming prog metal band Withem and many other bands. The reason for Big City is songwriter Daniel Olaisen and his ideas throughout the last 10 years. He wanted to put his 80’s heavy riffs in a band and find suitable people to join him. Bandmate, Frank Ørland, also played with Daniel in Scariot(1999-2005, prog/thrash/heavy band featuring Communic members) and was an obvious choice to bring to Big City. Frank Nordeng Røe (Withem, Marathon, session drummer for Circus Maximus) on drums, was found when searching on internet. The band was completed with Jan Le Brandt on vocals and Geir Inge Olsen on session bass guitar. The debut album, Wintersleep, was recorded and released digitally through Mayhem Music. Some promo CD's were printed by the band and distributed worldwide, but never officially released as an album.Big City never did any live shows, but continued to write material for another album. Miguel Pereira(Withem) was recruited as their new permanent bass player. Meanwhile, german label Rock of Angels wanted to sign the band and release the new album + Wintersleep as bonus on a double CD. This release is expected June 2018 and Big City will perform live for the very first time at Norway Rock Festival July 2018!
Album:
As debuts go this is very promising.When this CD was passed to me at Firefest the gentleman who presented it alluded that the band were low-profile and he wasn't kidding, as information on them is pretty sparse; even down to their nationality, I think they're Norwegian. However, I suspect that with this album they'll be on a lot of people's radar in the near future.Certainly they don't bring anything startlingly new to the Melodic Rock scene, but what they do is tasty enough to get them noticed and I'd put them higher up the ladder than any number of other bands who ply their trade in that particular genre.The scant information on the promo suggests the album has had a three-year gestation period but if that's so they could hone the songs the time has been well spent. Although, if I'm being picky, the similarity in song structures needs some attention as the perception is that they seem to follow a very similar pattern. All the songs are imbued with great riffs, seemingly a band specialty, thanks to guitarists Frank Ørland and Daniel Olaisen whilst vocalist Jan Le Brandt has a strong delivery even if at times he reminds me of Lance (ex of numerous bands including Balance of Power). He can sound a bit strained at times. The band is rounded out by Frank Nordeng Roe (drums) and Geir Inge Olsen (bass).This website uses cookies to help us give you the best experience when you visit. Cookies used for the essential operation of the site have already been set. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more about the cookies we use and how to delete them, see our Privacy Statement.'Midnight Train' opens the album with a riff that immediately grabs the attention and has a fine chorus, however it is trumped by the following track, 'Innocence of a Kill', where the chorus gets right into your head and stays there. A blistering start is followed by a quiet verse and before the pace picks up again for that infectious chorus. Fast fingered guitar solos are also the order of the day.The title track starts quietly but another great riff soon arrives. 'Fire and Stone' is of the same ilk, slow opening then the big guns kick in for the chorus. 'Too Late' has another strong riff and the staccato guitar playing on this track is rather pleasing. 'Iseline' gallops along, at times on a quick-fire guitar motif. Some cheesy lyrics aside, 'Love Breaks the Heart' is a fine power ballad which will illicit the lighters in the air moment at a gig. The guitar solo is short, sweet and understated, being all the better for it.'Harbor of Tears' (sic) combines a plucked riff with another strummed one to good effect, but again the quite verse structure is deployed. 'Will You Be Gone' closes the album with more fine guitar work.As debuts go this is very promising.
Line-Up:
Jan Le Brandt - vocals
Frank Ørland - guitar
Daniel Olaisen - guitar
Frank Nordeng Roe - drums
Geir Inge Olsen - bass
Tracklist:
01. Midnight Train
02. Innocence Of A Kill
03. Wintersleep
04. Fire And Stone
05. Too Late
06. The Last Step
07. Iseline
08. Love Breaks The Heart
09. Harbor Of Tears
10. Will You Be Gone
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 2014
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Norway
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 106 mb
Bio:
BIG CITY is a Norwegian melodic heavy metal project. The members are between 30 and 47 years old and have tons of experience in the music industry. They have been playing or still play in extreme bands as Satyricon and BloodRedThrone, but also the up and coming prog metal band Withem and many other bands. The reason for Big City is songwriter Daniel Olaisen and his ideas throughout the last 10 years. He wanted to put his 80’s heavy riffs in a band and find suitable people to join him. Bandmate, Frank Ørland, also played with Daniel in Scariot(1999-2005, prog/thrash/heavy band featuring Communic members) and was an obvious choice to bring to Big City. Frank Nordeng Røe (Withem, Marathon, session drummer for Circus Maximus) on drums, was found when searching on internet. The band was completed with Jan Le Brandt on vocals and Geir Inge Olsen on session bass guitar. The debut album, Wintersleep, was recorded and released digitally through Mayhem Music. Some promo CD's were printed by the band and distributed worldwide, but never officially released as an album.Big City never did any live shows, but continued to write material for another album. Miguel Pereira(Withem) was recruited as their new permanent bass player. Meanwhile, german label Rock of Angels wanted to sign the band and release the new album + Wintersleep as bonus on a double CD. This release is expected June 2018 and Big City will perform live for the very first time at Norway Rock Festival July 2018!
Album:
As debuts go this is very promising.When this CD was passed to me at Firefest the gentleman who presented it alluded that the band were low-profile and he wasn't kidding, as information on them is pretty sparse; even down to their nationality, I think they're Norwegian. However, I suspect that with this album they'll be on a lot of people's radar in the near future.Certainly they don't bring anything startlingly new to the Melodic Rock scene, but what they do is tasty enough to get them noticed and I'd put them higher up the ladder than any number of other bands who ply their trade in that particular genre.The scant information on the promo suggests the album has had a three-year gestation period but if that's so they could hone the songs the time has been well spent. Although, if I'm being picky, the similarity in song structures needs some attention as the perception is that they seem to follow a very similar pattern. All the songs are imbued with great riffs, seemingly a band specialty, thanks to guitarists Frank Ørland and Daniel Olaisen whilst vocalist Jan Le Brandt has a strong delivery even if at times he reminds me of Lance (ex of numerous bands including Balance of Power). He can sound a bit strained at times. The band is rounded out by Frank Nordeng Roe (drums) and Geir Inge Olsen (bass).This website uses cookies to help us give you the best experience when you visit. Cookies used for the essential operation of the site have already been set. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more about the cookies we use and how to delete them, see our Privacy Statement.'Midnight Train' opens the album with a riff that immediately grabs the attention and has a fine chorus, however it is trumped by the following track, 'Innocence of a Kill', where the chorus gets right into your head and stays there. A blistering start is followed by a quiet verse and before the pace picks up again for that infectious chorus. Fast fingered guitar solos are also the order of the day.The title track starts quietly but another great riff soon arrives. 'Fire and Stone' is of the same ilk, slow opening then the big guns kick in for the chorus. 'Too Late' has another strong riff and the staccato guitar playing on this track is rather pleasing. 'Iseline' gallops along, at times on a quick-fire guitar motif. Some cheesy lyrics aside, 'Love Breaks the Heart' is a fine power ballad which will illicit the lighters in the air moment at a gig. The guitar solo is short, sweet and understated, being all the better for it.'Harbor of Tears' (sic) combines a plucked riff with another strummed one to good effect, but again the quite verse structure is deployed. 'Will You Be Gone' closes the album with more fine guitar work.As debuts go this is very promising.
Line-Up:
Jan Le Brandt - vocals
Frank Ørland - guitar
Daniel Olaisen - guitar
Frank Nordeng Roe - drums
Geir Inge Olsen - bass
Tracklist:
01. Midnight Train
02. Innocence Of A Kill
03. Wintersleep
04. Fire And Stone
05. Too Late
06. The Last Step
07. Iseline
08. Love Breaks The Heart
09. Harbor Of Tears
10. Will You Be Gone
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
