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Artist: The Green River Project |
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Formed in early 2008 and
hailed around the London scene as one of the band destined for
greatness. The Green River Project have created quite a buzz with this
their debut EP, the band have taken the classic British Metal of old and
added a neo-classical guitar sound that is as dynamic as it is unique.
Led by the guitar wizardry of Mick Priestley with the powerhouse vocals of Andy Law, the thunderclap rhythm section of Alex Martin on drums and Muggsy on bass, the band are about to set the world alight with their insatiable metal appetite. This five track EP shows both the bands ferocity for old school metal but with Priestley adding that extra edge that takes the band beyond old school and breaths new life in the metal scene. The mix of styles on the EP is a great and shows the band have more than one string to their bow with all out metal of the opener ‘Dig Your Grave’, on which none other than Adrian Erlandson of Cradle of Filth fame plays drums, to all out riff laden melodic metal of 'No Return'. Then there’s the neo-classical metal of “The Flight Of The Bumblebee’, during which Priestley shreds like a B**tard (no other way of putting it). The old school sleaze vibe of ‘Nowhere To Run’ reminds me of early Skid Row in its construction, with Erlandson lending his skin thrashing talents to this one as well. The EP is rounded up with another instrumental ‘Summer – Presto’, which again lets Priestley loose again taking the very neo-classical vibe to the extreme and burning up the fret board along the way. It’s easy to hear why
this band have been added to this years Bloodstock Open Air after such a
short existence because they have to making of a great Power Metal act
and one I’m sure will go down a storm with the Metal Heads as
Bloodstock. Definitely a band to look out for. |
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| Tracklisting:
1. Dig
Your Grave
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