Year : 2017
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 100 mb
Bio:
Lovell's Blade formed when several members split from long-running metal band, Picture. Those members included Pete Lovell (vocals), Mike Ferguson (guitar) and Andre Wullems (guitar), who then teamed up with Patrick Velis (bass) and Noel van Eersel (drums) to form this new act. Debut album "Stone Cold Steel" was recorded and mixed by Serge Naberman at Claim To Fame Studios.Divebomb Records owner, Matthew Rudzinski, states: "After having previously worked with Pete Lovell on reissuing his music endeavors with Picture and Emergency it only made sense that we help to promote this brand new chapter. We look forward to bringing Lovell's Blade to music fans all over North America this winter."Into The LimeLight Records owner Harm Kindt adds: "We were very keen to sign Pete's new band. As Dutch label we are able work very closely with the band and are absolutely convinced that this record will be a big success. The experience and quality of all individual musicians and the fact that there is a big world wide interest in the band makes it a very exciting project. We are also looking forward to work together with Divebomb Records."The release of "Stone Cold Steel" will coincide with a new video clip and a number of European dates starting beginning 2017. A South American tour is being planned by Open The Road tour promoters for the second half of 2017.
Album:
Apparently there's been trouble in the ranks of legendary Dutch hard rock and heavy metal band Picture. Pete Lovell (vocals) bailed from the band in 2016 to form his new act Lovell's Blade, taking Mike Ferguson (guitar) and Andre Wullems (guitar) with him. They're joined by Patrick Velis (bass) and Noel van Eersel (drums). Lovell and company didn't waste time writing their new debut album, Stone Cold Steel. (By the way, Picture continues with their original line up.Suffice to say, Lovell's Blade doesn't stray far from their roots with this new material. Essentially, they still play melodic heavy metal with a significant rock groove. There's some brisk heavy riffage and some solid blistering solos. The rhythm section delivers a deep and thundering undercurrent, yet adds rock groove. Then you have Lovell's clean, melodic, yet raspy and whiskey soaked vocals. That pretty much sums up the sound.As for the songs, I had some ambivalence to the album at the start with Legend In A Day and Dynamite, which didn't connect with me, and still haven't. They simply seem generic and bland. But things got much better with Rollin' On, a storming rocker and groove monster, and very catchy. The songs that followed, such as Devil's Daughter, Nothing To Lose, the speedy Out For Blood, and the arena anthem Rise And Fall, also turned up the rhythm and groove, yet delivering more AOR sensibility as well. Into The Sun was something of anthemic ballad, rather long at that, making it a bit tiring. But the guitar solo soared. Then unexpectedly with the last two songs, Inside Out and As Much As I Can, my ambivalence returned and I lost interest. Counting that out, I mostly liked the middle five songs, with Into The Sun getting an honorable mention. Nevertheless, with Stone Cold Steel, Lovell's Blade delivers classic hard and heavy melodic rock goods, and fans of the same should explore this album.Recommended.
Line Up:
Pete Lovell - vocals
André Wullems - guitar
Mike Ferguson - guitar
Patrick Velis - bass
Noel van Eersel - drums
Tracklist:
01. Legend in a Day
02. Dynamite
03. Rollin' On
04. Devil's Daughter
05. Nothin' to Lose
06. Out for Blood
07. Into the Sun
08. Rise and Fall
09. Inside Out
10. As Much as I Can
+ Video "Rollin' On" (Official Video)
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