Sometimes it can be hard to see a future with the glam rock scene and you continue to get your hopes up about the new Guns N Roses or Motley Crue album rather than explore some of the new talent around. There are reasons for this, the bands are not as good or quite simply become replicas of some hair band dinosaur without providing the listener with anything new and exciting.
Well thankfully Violent Divine are hear to show us all that it is still possible to make your influences clear and still have a very healthy dose of originality thrown in to spark interest and acquire new fans.
Songs like 'Love revolution' are extremely catchy and 'Levitate' grabs your attention with it's catchy opening riff and fat bass lines.
The guitars on 'Enslaved' sound like something John Corabi would have created if he hadn't been kicked out of the Crue after only one album. They are reminiscent of the mighty hooks on songs like 'Welcome to the numb'.
Michael Ahlstrom's vocals never falter however they remind me more of your typical hard rock singer (such as Chad from Nickelback) more so than Vince Neil or Phil Lewis for example.
'Rush You' was the bands first single released from the album and its clear to see why. The thumping drums and bass lines make the song heavy enough for even the fussiest hard rocker, but the clear vocals and once again catchy melody ensure that the song remains radio friendly.
The big hitters are mostly at the start of the album and things trail of slightly after 'Rush you'. However all in all this is a fantastic and solid album that is a definite breath of fresh air onto the glam rock scene.
Kerri