Pharaoh - Be Gone
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Pharaoh's new record Be Gone is streaming in full on label Cruz Del Sur's MySpace until July 5. I soaked up the whole thing in one sitting. It deserves the accolades it's getting. I'm not normally a fan of power metal, but this record goes down smoothly - guitars, drums, the vocals of Tim Aymar (who sang for Chuck Schuldiner's Control Denied). A t-shirt scan above reveals Aymar saluting Death (natch), drummer Chris Black plugging his rock 'n' roll band Superchrist, and guitarist Matt Johnsen unexpectedly supporting Danish indie prog act Mew. Mew are a must-hear, with an awesomely helium-voiced singer in the '70s AOR tradition (Supertramp, Kansas, etc.). Johnsen's bio states that his heavy metal mantra is "Don't just listen to metal, but don't stop listening to metal!" Amen.
Labels: clee, features, heavy metal, power metal, usa
1 Comments:
Aymar is awesome. His work with Control Denied was inspired. i listen to that regularly, and it seems to get better all the time. this Pharaoh album is now on my short list. thanks.
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