| CD REVIEW Graveyard |
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Band : Graveyard After the critical acclaim of Graveyard’s debut, the follow up was always going to be dogged by comparisons. Expectation has been building for what seems like ages - with the big question, being whether the band could ever reach such heights again. Having lived with this album over a couple of weeks - the result has to be a resounding yes. They have been in Don Pierre Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden to record this new album. The raw but very heartily mixing was done by Don Alsterberg (Soundtrack of our Lives). Graveyard’s sound has re-bluesed on this album. Still there are some influences of what Bloodrock did in the 70’s and also what Deep Purple, Tin House, Fuse, Tear Gas, Cream and Grandfunk did but they have taken it and made it sound like their own. Most of the tracks on Hisingen Blues are powered by the bluesy-fried monster riffs of Joakim Nilsson and Jonatan LaRocca.Ramm. The title track with it's opening riff and one-two punch, as vocalist/guitarist Joakim Nilsson proceeds to steamroll thru the the song with power and intensity. Driving tempos, swampy riffs and big ol’ drum beats pepper the songs and get into your head immediately. Instead of going full throttle 100% of the time, Graveyard injects soothing refrains into longer tracks like “Confortably numb” (no, not a Pink Floyd cover) and the Allman Bros-like “The siren” that are both catchy and heavy at the same time. A top-notch lesson in musicianship complimented by emotion-soaked vocals, 92/100 Cosmicmasseur. |