Metal Reviews for Warrel Dane and Jeff Loomis
I fucking love when great metal bands branch off and do solo projects. Majority of the time the projects end up being almost as cool as their original band. Well last year the consistently good metal/thrash band Nevermore had two members do solo albums. Both albums were very solid and very different from Nevermore. First up is the vocalist of Nevermore, Warrel Dane.
Artist: Warrel Dane
Album: Praises to the War Machine
Available now on cd
Very solid debut album. The music is a bit slower than Nevermore, I would call it more of a grand power metal style. The emphasis is definitely more on his vocals than the music itself. The music is top notch also but the song structure is really made to emphasize the choruses and Warrel's vocals. Ive only heard it a few times but its slowly growing on me.
Artist: Jeff Loomis
Album: Zero Order Phase
Available now on cd
Mother fuck son of a bitch! What a kick ass album! This is a shred album of the highest order. I havent heard a great instrumental guitar album in ages. The rhythms are razor sharp and the leads are blazing. Very heavy instrumental album in the same vein as James Murphy solo albums. There are also some great clean guitar parts, quiet moments and a cool bass interlude in one song. Overall as a package its a kick ass album. If I would have heard this last year it would have easily been in my top 10 of the year. For fans of instrumental guitar (shred) albums then this is a must buy.
Rating: Warrel Dane- 8.0
Rating: Jeff Loomis- 9.2
I fucking love when great metal bands branch off and do solo projects. Majority of the time the projects end up being almost as cool as their original band. Well last year the consistently good metal/thrash band Nevermore had two members do solo albums. Both albums were very solid and very different from Nevermore. First up is the vocalist of Nevermore, Warrel Dane.
Artist: Warrel Dane
Album: Praises to the War Machine
Available now on cd
Very solid debut album. The music is a bit slower than Nevermore, I would call it more of a grand power metal style. The emphasis is definitely more on his vocals than the music itself. The music is top notch also but the song structure is really made to emphasize the choruses and Warrel's vocals. Ive only heard it a few times but its slowly growing on me.
Artist: Jeff Loomis
Album: Zero Order Phase
Available now on cd
Mother fuck son of a bitch! What a kick ass album! This is a shred album of the highest order. I havent heard a great instrumental guitar album in ages. The rhythms are razor sharp and the leads are blazing. Very heavy instrumental album in the same vein as James Murphy solo albums. There are also some great clean guitar parts, quiet moments and a cool bass interlude in one song. Overall as a package its a kick ass album. If I would have heard this last year it would have easily been in my top 10 of the year. For fans of instrumental guitar (shred) albums then this is a must buy.
Rating: Warrel Dane- 8.0
Rating: Jeff Loomis- 9.2
Jeff Loomis - Opulent Maelstrom
Warrel Dane - Brother
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