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New
solo work from the legendary guitarist Tony Iommi who has again by his
side the great Glenn Hughes. So, what are you waiting to listen to
from those two guys that have marked hard rock/heavy metal music
through the years? Nothing less than great hard n’ heavy music...
and of course teachers not usually do wrong! The truth is that the
album surprised me by its heaviness and the awesome heavy and clear
production... but are those things really a surprise when we are
talking about two of the “holy monsters” of rock music? Not for
the “old” listeners but maybe only for the “new” ones.
The
album is “marked” once again by Tony’s incredible heavy riffs,
his fantastic solos and of course Glenn’s excellent vocals. I also
believe that this album could have been under Black Sabbath’s name,
as some excellent works that Tony has released under the name of Black
Sabbath in the late 80’s early 90’s. Overall this work is better
than some works of Black Sabbath in the past. On the other hand, the
dark atmosphere of the album and songs such as: “Dopamine”,
“Wasted Again”, “Saviour Of The Real”, “Deep Inside A
Shell”, “What You’re Leaving For”, “The Spell” and the
terrific epic “I Go Insane” (Iommi’s new hymn), will thrill both
old and new fans of hard n’ heavy music.
Before
closing this review, I must give an answer to some people who
effortlessly said that although the album is good it lacks
originality. Oh, my goodness... you have forgotten so easily who
taught all these new bands how to play heavy with attitude and whom
all these bands are trying to copy over the years ?!! No need for
further words... some guys were born to play such kind of music and to
lead and some others just to follow... the leader can’t lack of
originality... that’s so damn!
Anyway,
as Mr. Hughes has written, in the booklet of the CD, “It’s all
about the chemistry” and I totally believe that he couldn’t have
said it better... There is a great chemistry between Tony and Glenn
and you better believe it. This album is recommended not only to the
old rock/metal fans but also to the new ones... when leaders decide to
speak then only silence is left for the followers.
by Thanos Aggelakis 8,5/10 | 