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MASTERPLAN
Hoofah...Marc's going to piss off a few people with this one...He basically spends the entire time slinging shit at every successful U.S. musical act. For those who aren't aware, Marc is our resident guitar hound, and has very little tolerance for most of the music that ends up being commercially successful in the United States. With that said, let the poop-throwing begin.
I know that alot of you are probably going to be asking, 'Why does this
douche bag review so much stuff from Europe? Why can't I find alot of these
discs in my favorite local mall?'. Well kids, let me explain a couple of
things for you:
1. The music industry in the United States of America is pathetic. To give
praise to no-talent hack jobs like SUN 41, ALIEN ANT FARM, THE VINES
THE STROKES, THE WHITE STRIPES, and KELLY OSBOURNE is truely sad, and to see
'artists' such a JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE gain fame for being a pussy is sad. These
people need to drown in their own shit if you ask me.
2. The media only focuses on PRODUCT in this wonderful nation of ours,
therefor any band with any substance what-so-ever, has a slight chance in
hell of gaining any sort of main stream exposure.
3. This form of music is not 'in' right now.
So, why would I review a band that NO one has ever heard of?? Because this
music not only deserves to be heard, but deserves recongnition, because
these types of bands are creating music that moves you and slams pretty hard
at the same time. I know that the shitty bands that are envogue right now
have simply NOTHING to offer, nor do I care to hear what they have to say.
What I want is fist pumping, kick ass, anthem filled music that I miss so
dearly. And Masterplan deliver so strongly that I just smile from ear to
bleeding ear with joy.
One thing that I will say first off, is that vocalist Jorn Lande rules!!!
This guy is like a screaming motor engine ready to explode. A cross between
between David Coverdale/Bruce Dickinson/Rob Halford, this guy has a set of
pipes that would make most of the 'singers' in popular bands quiver and shit
themselves. This guy simply belts out line after line of intense emotion and
melody, yet never looses his edge. The band is comprised of ex-Helloween
(remember them?) members Roland Grapow (on guitar), Uli Kusch (on drums),
Jans Eckert (bass), Axel Mackenrott (keys), and Jorn Lande (vocals). This
band is powerhouse and fomr the crushing opener "Spirit Never Dies", the
band prooves just how good they are. There is no shredding, no grandstanding
instrumentation, but the songs are fast, furious, full of melody and hooks
and GASP....Guitar solos (good ones too!!). The songs are so damn tight and
catchy that I began singing along after the second spin of the disc. First
single "Enlighten Me" is a catchy, hook filled monster followed by the even
better "Kind Hearted Light". From there the disc gets heavier and more
adventureous and Lande's vocals simply soar. I simply can't get enough of
this guys voice and everything he has done in the past few years (from ARK
to his terrific solo disc 'Worldchanger') has been stellar. Masterplan is
tight, in your faced focused metal from guys who know what this sort of
thing should sound like. So please, go on Amazon, CDNow, CD Universe, etc,
and get yourself a copy of this disc. It will NOT disapoint.
Well, that was certainly passionate, wasn't it? I hope these bands appreciate the furious zeal Marc reviews these discs with...
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