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EMPIRE
Hypnotica
Lion Music
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Rolf Munkes
made sure he recruited some serious vocal firepower for his latest project
EMPIRE. "Hypnoitca" features Lance King (Balance Of Power) and Mark Boals (Ring
Of Fire) on vocals. King, in my opinion, is the best high register singer since
Tony Harnell of TNT back in the "Knights Of The New Thunder" era. Munkes did
not slouch on recruiting other players as well including Neil Murray (Whitesnake,
Vow Wow) and Don Airey (Deep Purple).
As for the songs, fans of melodic hard rock / metal with a late 80's classy
style will love this disc. "Bad Bad Boy" recalls the "Intuition" CD by TNT in
terms of the song itself. "Here I Am" recalls Robin McAuley era MSG while "I
WIll Always Be There" would have fit nicely on the debut Unruly Child CD or
Triumph's "Edge Of Excess" release. "Fool In Love" would make a great lead
single for the disc with its immediate hooks and flashy riffs. Boals vocals are
quite aggressive on the track "Into The Light" which has a relentless gallop to
it.
Rolf Munkes guitar playing throughout the disc is always complimentary to the
songs and never becomes overbearing. Munkes, like many other players these days
with supergroups, allows all the talents on the disc to shine. Empire's "Hypnotica"
is available at
http://www.lionmusic.com.
Additional Information:
Empire -
Trading Souls CD Review
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