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What’s the 4-1-1?
After a four year absence, Beautiful Creatures unleashes their second
studio album of rock and metal riffage galore!
Genre
Heavy Metal
The Good
The band may have been off the grid for the past four years, but they used that
time to fashion one heck of a hard driving album. The first single is “Anyone” which
has a great hook and deserves some notice from radio stations.
The purer slam it in your face metal tracks like “Save Me”, “Empty”, “Brand
New Day” are where the band really shines. The music is top notch through
each song on the album, and though I was never a fan of LeSte’s vocals
previously, I thought he really shine during the high flying metal songs.
My favorite track was “Straight To Hell” that is metal fury personified.
Mark Simpson had some crushing leads, and the rest of the personnel slayed on
this album.
The Bad
The album isn’t perfect however. The vocals for “Thanks” are
buried too low in the mix. “Superfly” is a decent song but I didn’t
care for the effects that are used on the vocals during the main lyrical passages.
The chorus is loud, proud and clear, but the effects in the other portions of
the song irritate.
The one thing that bothered me the most was the closing ballad “I Won’t
Be The One.” Sorry, I’ve said it other reviews, I’m extremely
picky when it comes to ballads and this one just ends Deuce on a rather sour
note.
The Verdict
While the album isn’t perfect, 7 out of 12 songs (not including a brief
44 second instrumental) are absolutely awesome.
If you want an album of great metal songs not by a veteran metal act, this just
might be an album you need to check out. I know I was pretty exhilarated listening
to Deuce.
Did You Know?
Singer Joe LeSte formerly fronted hard rockers Bang Tango and lead guitarist
Mark Simpson played with thrashers Flotsam and Jetsam.
Rating:  out
of 5
-- Jay Roberts
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