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SERPICO - Neon Wasteland CD


A band from Edinburgh who possess all the power of the most ferocious of thrash and hardcore rock bands but harness this into real songs with upfront vocals, lyrics that are easily discernible and gigantic choruses, all combined with towering arrangements, massive production and a sense of dynamics that makes every track such an enjoyable emotional experience. The album opens with the hook-laden singalong force of destruction that is “We Own The Night” as the twin guitars roar above driving rhythms while the vocals are spat out with a venomous rasp and a massive chorus lets loose in your head and refuses to let go, setting the scene admirably for what's to follow. The extraordinary thing is that what follows are a staggering further twelve tracks all of which manage to pack so much into the songs that you're so into what you're hearing, that you're five tracks through without realising it, the power of those riffs and the searing heat of the lead guitar work driving you along with them as the gravelly vocal hollers out to perfection across songs with forceful verses and sky-high emotional hooks, a metal inferno where cohesion carries you through a set of songs that maintain their grip without sacrificing individuality. Wave after wave of sparking, emotive, nuclear charged songwriting and red hot riffing combined with supercharged rhythms and huge spires of electric guitar intensity take you along for a ride that is positively hypnotic as you inexorably race and rage through 13 tracks that shake your foundations in the best traditions of hard-hitting solid rock and molten metal heaven.

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