Metal Rock in “Komorebi” means here easily traces back to bands as Bon Jovi, early 1980’s Kiss – especially in albums as “Dinasty” and “Creatures of the Night,” a bit of Ratt and Mötley Crüe, bands that were labeled as Heavy Metal though later changed to hard Rock. “Komorebi” sounds as a mix of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal with some more melodic moments as in “Inner Sinners” where the image and the aesthetic resembles to Metal, but the music sounds not to Metal as desired. If you ask me I’d say they are really heavy, yes. Some may say not that heavy. That’s exactly what happens here. The aesthetic of the songs are perfectly Metal, but the sonancy is not too heavy. Even though the music is great. The guitar solo of afomentioned “Inner Sinners” is fantastic. The main riffing of “Wild Child” is exciting with pretty amazing bass lines. The song takes the fan back in time with no effort and at the same time pleases a lot. Metal Rock is meant to be fun after all. I really liked the cadenced lines in “Fire!”. They’re really heavy and incendiary – no pun intended. Again the guitar solo burned the ground – no pun intended. There were times in “Komorebi” that I swear I thought it was Kiss Paul Stanley on vocals. Hey, that’s a honnor, guys!
well, from where I’m standing this kind of album enlights my dark days. There’s no problem in having some fun once in a while with some shiny Metal Rock music.
Charley Verlaine “Komorebi” was reelased on May 1st via Raviens.
Track Listing:
- Skull & Bones
- Inner Sinners
- Wild Child
- Fire!
- Sonny (You Need Somebody)
- What I Say
- Down
- All the Faces
- Alison’s House of Glass
- Komorebi
Watch “Komorebi” official video here:
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!