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Another band to
sweep the anoles of time aside and flex their metal muscles once more are
Christian Metallers ‘Bride’. It’s been some 20 years since the band
first broke onto the scene and with their latest release ‘Skin For Skin’,
the band prove they haven’t lost any of their passion or vigour for all
that is metal.
This new album
sees the classic line-up of Dale Thompson (vocals), Troy Thompson (guitar)
and Lawrence Bishop (bass), with guest appearances by Jason Lewis and Mark
Gray on drums. This album also sees the return of Steve Osborne to the
Bride fold as he once again brings his virtuoso guitar playing to a Bride
CD.
The album is
full of raw energy brought about by the mighty vocals of D Thompson along
with the incredible guitars of T Thompson and Osborne and the might bass
tones of Bishop adding another dimension with its heady thumping tones.
After the intro
‘The Calm’, the storm really comes our way with the title track ‘Skin For
Skin’ as Dale unleashes a mighty vocal assault along with the titanic bass
of Bishop, this opener sets the mood and pace for the rest of the album.
The album is no
holds barred metal with its emphasis put on the likes of Addiction,
Racism, War Sacrifice and Love as well as many other issues, with the
likes of the hard hitting ‘End Of Days’, the punishing metal of ‘Take The
Medication’ and the pummelling tones of ‘Hard To Kick’, to name but a few.
This album has
it all for the metal fans. It's hard hitting and contains a lot of
reverent messages for the youth of today to follow. Who said the devil has
the best tunes? Bride have taken the bull by the horns and are about to
show the world that metal has a voice and you don’t have to be an atheist
to rock n' roll.
Highlight of the
album for me has to be the outstanding ‘Fuel And Fire’, this is where
Osborne shows his mastery of all things metal with some quite outstanding
fret work, along with the quite sublime vocals of D Thompson.
If you like your
metal hard and fast with all the trimmings then you can't do any worse
than check out this album as it mixes guitar wizardry with a raucous
rhythm section and a vocalist that can wake the dead. |
