Reviews ThornHill Arkangel Led By lanterns and their satellite Shoun shoun Monsters and Heroes StormBringer AIIV

Brand episode out now Ep 91

 

Setting The Tone

 

Kicking off this week’s show are Thornhill and their new single Arkangel

 

Check the video for Arkangel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew04Md9YUvk

 

 

 

Arkangel with a really gritty chug like riff, and then explodes into soaring verses and choruses the track feels like a 90’s style rock track but with production of 2022.packed with impressive hooks and some impressive punch in the guitar tones, go and check this out

Thornhill online

https://www.facebook.com/thornhillmelb

https://www.instagram.com/thornhillmelb/

https://twitter.com/thornhillmelb

https://unfdcentral.com/artists/thornhill/

 

 next up this week is Led By lanterns and their single satellite  

 

check out the video for satellite  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVjZxXkJJMw

Led By lanterns online

www.facebook.com/ledbylanterns/
www.twitter.com/ledbylanterns/
www.instagram.com/ledbylanterns/

 

wow this one comes out the gates plenty of riff and grove to this, straight away into one Hella of hook chorus matched with a catchy riff and flowing into a soaring chorus, really love the production on this track as well as the hooks and riffs

 

 

Next up we are discussing the brand new album from Bristol based Shoun Shoun and their new album Monsters and heroes

 

check out Did I play games on sound cloud https://soundcloud.com/user-877802138/did-i-play-games-1?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

 

Shoun shoun Online

https://www.facebook.com/shounshounbristol/

https://soundcloud.com/user-877802138

https://shounshoun.bandcamp.com

https://twitter.com/ShounShounUK

https://www.instagram.com/shounshounuk/

I start by saying welcoming Shoun Shoun to the show,

I will be really honest here and say this one I’m still on the fence I have only giving this a couple of plays and I’m not sure if a I love it or not.

it’s an album that is covered in this 60’s mystic vibe which I really like the album has plenty of grove and energy, and displaying these really impressive tones and production, at times I was picking up sprinkles and cues taken from perhaps artists like Blonde and no doubt

 the overall feel and sound is one that I felt like I had been taken back in time to the 60’s in London which is not a knock to the album.

I’m glad I gave this a go and open to another few listens, let me know what you think.

 

Next up I will be discussing StromBringer and their latest album AIIV

check out the video for the band’s latest single We Got The Right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo4q6K3KRoE

stream/purchase the album here https://orcd.co/4zv7rvo

StromBringer online

https://stormbringer.bigcartel.com/product/aiiv-cd-album-2021

https://www.facebook.com/Stormbringerrock

https://www.instagram.com/stormbringeruk

https://open.spotify.com/album/4wohmcVEBSmbEzJMAINfZF?si=hmfNhTnaRU-JIM4vtP3SoA&utm_source=copy-link

https://twitter.com/UKSTORMBRINGER

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3EfMOFJhTlTXCKt5MlJ1Sw

 

StormBringer first came to my attention almost 10 years ago when I went to a local show and end up coming away in ore of the band who on the night were main support, fast forwarded in time I ended up booking StormBringer to headline a charity event a few months before the event the band was in search of a new front man and one of the guitarists was recovering from some serious medical issues, none the less the event went ahead as planned. over the years band have continued to put out a strong catalogue despite line-up changes on guitars and most recently on vocals with Mike the original bands vocalist coming back into the fold

AIIV sees the band following up on what in my view was the bands best album to date in Born a dying breed which was riff heavy and somewhat a power house of an album with a great a killer anthem of a title track and tracks like Smoother, Stick to your guns and Bleed for

AIIV has that classic StormBringer sound with that most of you will love the guitar tones are still there and without doubt the guitars on this album are on another level some really impressive tones/solos are on display. vocally the album is superb Mike’s vocals are incredible a very impressive performance from him.

AIIV is truly an album that takes cues from bands like Alice in chains, Velvet Revolver Alter bridge, Iron maiden. packed from soaring chorus to hooks to pull you in and get to get stuck in your head to have your singing them at the top of your lungs and some breath taking vocal and guitar displays a very enjoyable album.

a very good Rock album a solid 9/10 stand out tracks Medication, Mourning Rose  

 

 

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