Year : 2020
Style : Sleaze Glam Hard Rock Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 102 mb
Bio:
Bullets and Octane exploded onto the scene in 2003 with their debut EP "One Night Stand Rock N Roll Band" on Critereon Records. 2004 saw the 2nd EP "Bullets And Octane" and their debut album "The Revelry" produced by Gilby Clark of Guns And Roses also on Critereon Records. In 2005-2006 they Supported Avenged Sevenfold in America and Europe on the City Of Evil Tour.2006 was a big year for the band as they were signed to RCA/BMG Records. They released their first major label album "In The Mouth Of The Young", which was produced by Page Hamilton of Helmet. They played The Download Festival and where on "The Family Values Tour" with Korn, Stone Sour, Flyleaf and Deftones. They headlined their own UK tour as well.2007 saw them Leave RCA for Ares Records, release "Songs For The Underdog" album and tour with Unwritten Law. They had headlining UK Tour with The Knives that year as well. In 2009 they released "Bullets and Octane " a full length album and Toured the U.K. with Gunfire 76 (Wednesday 13's project).In 2016 they played Lost Highway motorcycle show and concert with Social Distortion, Foghat and Eagles Of Death Metal as well as releasing a new song "Burning At Both Wicks". In 2017 back at it full time with a solid line up, released songs and videos for "Bad Mother Fucker" and "Waking Up Dead", headlined a very successful tour of the U.K and Sweden. They finished the "Waking Up Dead" album and played a string of successful shows in Hollywood, Orange County and Las Vegas. In 2018 they are looking to release the album "Waking Up Dead". They are already slated to headline U.K. dates and Sweden dates in February to kick off the 20 Year anniversary of the band with what has been touted as the most solid line up in it's history.
Album:
California based hard rockers Bullets and Octane are back with their latest album, ‘Riot Riot Rock N Roll’ and if you want something to annoy the neighbours with, this is the album you’ve been waiting for. This is a band that has honed and evolved its kick ass sound over the past 22 years despite multiple line up changes and the album is loud, hard and fast and lives up to its title.Opening at a frenetic pace with the title track, the band rip into it like their lives depend on it with Gene Louis screaming in your face and setting the scene for the rest of the album, before we are into the first single off the album, ‘Ain’t Gonna Be Your Dog’, which was co-written with ex Buckcherry guitarist Keith Nelson.The pace drops a little for this as the track drives along, but you sense the guys are dying to break loose again and let us have both barrels. They are soon able to as ‘The Devil’ opens with some nice guitar work from Felipe Rodrigo before Louis’ vocals roar and the 2 spar throughout the track, ably accompanied by the banging rhythm section of Kibbee & Udell.‘Give Me A Reason’ has a more commercial slant to it, with Louis’ hard edge vocals sounding a little like Dave Grohl, backed expertly by the band and some chanting backing vocals. Rodrigo has another nice riff or two and the whole track wouldn’t be out of place on a Foo Fighters album. ‘As The Bombs Fall’ takes us to the halfway stage with it’s dirty grind coupled with some of the most laid back vocals on the album mixed once again with some nice guitar work before leading us into ‘Addicted To Outrage’ which will get your head nodding and your feet tapping.I found myself sucked in by this point and really enjoying the album, but reviewing this in lockdown due to the Corona Virus makes it difficult as what I want to get this playing in the car, windows down and screaming off down the road.‘Heaven Can Wait’ picks up the pace once again and as Louis belts out “…..and I’ll never see the sunlight again”, I’m beginning to know how he feels. The whole band really come together here as vocals, lead, bass and drums thump out the track to make it my favourite on the album.A deceptively quiet and mundane intro to ‘Chaos’ leaves you wondering where its going, but it’s soon kicked into touch in favour of more of Rodrigo’s guitar riffs and Louis’ raucous vocals which both give the feeling of controlled chaos as it leads us into the penultimate track ‘Rooftop Tears’ which again starts off fairly calm before the beat picks up and we are into another foot stomping treat. ‘Lost Crazy Psycho’ finishes the album as it started – at a frenetic pace with the band coming together to assault your ears and leave you in no doubt that this is exactly what is says – a riot of rock n roll.Each track on this album is like drinking a shot – short & potent – and if taken one after another, possess the power to knock you of your feet. Play it loud so you can appreciate it for the slab of hard rock that it is and who knows the neighbours might even thank you for it.Riot Riot Rock N Roll” is released worldwide on April 24th via Bad MoFo Records/Cargo Records UK.
Line Up:
Gene Louis - Vocals
Felipe Rodrigo - Guitar
Zachary Kibbee - Bass
Jonny Udell - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Riot Riot Rock N Roll
02. Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog
03. The Devil
04. Give Me A Reason
05. As The Bombs Fall
06. Addicted To Outrage
07. Heaven Can Wait
08. Chaos
09. Rooftop Tears
10. Lost Crazy Psycho
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