The album begins with "Happy Time (Love On Demand)" and the room is "filled" with the
sound of amazing melodic hard rock guitars! Add the powerful drums & bass, along with
the incredible lead & backing vocals, and you will have completed this wonderful musical
puzzle! Before you manage to catch your breath, "Dirty Habits" begins, and so does th
headbanging! You'll listen to it at least twice before moving on to the next track! (laughs)
The third track is "Silver Spoon", which starts with wonderful keys and has a beautiful rhythm.
These Austrians have set out to drive us crazy, as we have 3 melodic hard rock diamonds in a row!
We also have the one and only Kane Roberts in guitars! These three tracks have provided an
excellent start for the album, truly amazing! Let's see what awaits us next...
Coming right up with calmer and more melodic rhythms is "Where My Heart Is". What we have
here is the album's first ballad. Simply close your eyes and enjoy this excellent composition.
Up next is "Young And Hungry", which also has calm and melodic rhythms, as well as a great chorus.
The track's wonderful vocals are provided by Phil Vanderkill and Mark Slaughter!
Continuing the album in the same quality footsteps are "Hot Widow", "Mr. Right", "Can't Take My Hands"
and "Rock 'n' Roll Highway", with the last one winning the "battle" amongst them due to its
rhythm! Finally, closing the album melodically and powerfully are "Samsara", "Promised Land" and
"Trouble Maker", with the second one being the winner of this "battle", as well as the album's second ballad.
In summary, what we have in our hands is an excellent piece of melodic hard rock work! What's important,
however, is that these crazy Austrians have managed to live up to the expectations of a high quality album,
following up their success with the amazing "Men On a Mission", released in 2013. The production of this
album is also just as high-quality!
It's a must-have album! It will be released on November 27th of 2015 by Boyz Tyme Records, drop whatever
you're doing right now and buy it! It definitely is one of the best albums to close the year with, as well as
make a wonderful start for the next year. Kickass stuff!
Album Information:
Sergeant Steel album cast:
Phil Vanderkill – Lead vocals
Jack Power: Electric, acoustic & dobro guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, percussions,
orchestration, programming, congas, jews harp, tablas, electric & acoustic sitar, flutes, salor.
Chuck Boom: Electric, fx & acoustic guitars, backing vocals, banjo, accordion, mandolin.
Ben Bateman: Keys, synth bass, piano, didgeridoo, calimbas, rainmaker.
Ronny Roxx: Bass
Kenny King: Drums (replaced by Cøsy Cøxx since March 2014)
Guest contributions:
Mark Slaughter: Co-lead vocals (track 5)
Kane Roberts: Guitar solo (track 3)
Nadine Fambach: Backing vocals (track 1, 5, 9), co-lead vocals (track 9)
Jörg Brunnbauer: Blues harp (track 5)
Roland Höfner, Gerhard Höfner: Brass section (track 8, 9)
Produced by Jack Power
Mixed & Mastered by Michael Wagener at WireWorld Studio 2.0 in Nashville (TN), USA
except tracks 11 and 12 Mixed by Florian Satter
Label:
Boyz Tyme Records (BTR)
George "Snaki" Lane 10/10: "It's a must-have album! It will be released on November 27th of 2015 by Boyz Tyme Records,
drop whatever you're doing right now and buy it! It definitely is one of the best albums to close the year with, as well as
make a wonderful start for the next year. Kickass stuff!"
For BeRock Radio MiniZine (2015)
