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Rating: There are many of our compatriots who have tried to break out of the hard rock underground, and certainly one of the bands that has stood out the most for their grit and technical prowess on the stages of numerous Italian clubs as well as (in 2000 and 2001) on the prestigious stage of God's Of Metal is Wine Spirit.
The album in question is their second work and presents us with a band in great shape and a project produced and played excellently and with enviable technique. Their compositional freshness is present, yet there is no shortage of nods to the historical bands (from which they draw inspiration) of rock and hard rock from the '70s and '80s. These nods might seem almost like plagiarism to the most uncompromising, but to me, they seem like references to the style these musicians love the most, which they have successfully revived in a modern way with evident and never boring recalls to the past.
The whole album revolves around notes of pure and simple (yet wonderful) hard rock and often follows in the footsteps of bands that have made rock music great, such as AC/DC, Deep Purple, Van Halen, Motörhead, Kiss, and Black Sabbath. The opener “Catch 22” presents itself with a nice refrain and vocals in the most typical hard rock style. Splendid to the roaring “Hide And Kill” with both great melody and rhythm, excellent bass and drum work, and a truly beautiful guitar solo. “Leap In The Dark” offers itself as a very inspired song with the inclusion of a keyboard reminiscent of Deep Purple. “Burnout” is a song once again in pure hard rock style revisited in a modern key by the three Italians, again featuring a good solo embellishing a track that, however, turns out less brilliant than others. Then we move on to “Go The Whole” which is the album's peak: a beautiful tribute to the whole history of hard rock. “(I’ve Got) No Time” brings us back many years with the choirs and again shows how these guys can splendidly bring together rock with a more modern style.
The introspective, sweet, and delicate arpeggios of the instrumental “Midnight Touch” reach deep into the listener, opening our hearts. We are lulled for two and a half minutes by splendid melodies admirably painted by the six-string. The following piece, however, is a punch in the face providing great contrast to the previous one; “(She’s a) Regular Boogie Woogie” runs fast and rhythmic only to calm down in the central break with chorus and arpeggios leading to a finale with a driving rhythm. The pace slows down, but the beauty of the album does not diminish; on the contrary, "Get It On", with easily memorable rhythms and melodies, further increases the album's value. A bit more melody and guitar arpeggios with the sad and dreamy “Sailing Ships” which only towards the end releases the hidden energy enveloped in the dreamy atmosphere painted by the initial melody. Yet another beautiful rock run for the grand finale with “Spiagames”, fast and rhythmic, inviting us to press the play button again and listen to this wonderful album.
I believe this album is interesting both for those who have experienced firsthand the musical evolution of rock and hard rock (thus 40s/50s), but also for those 20-somethings who perhaps have never approached this genre, preferring pure and hard metal or nu-metal, to make them understand that rock is a living genre, sometimes fun and catchy, other times melodic and introspective, yet also fast and cutting. A burst of life all Italian listen to it and enjoy it.
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