![]() ![]() Because whether they’re doing trademark slammers such as Scar Tissue (which isn’t, sadly, a cover of the Red Hot Chili Peppers song), the more measured melodic rock of To Be Alone or the power balladry of Darkness Settles In and Brighter Side Of Grey, they do it all with a ruthlessly efficient and, yes, highly entertaining aplomb. ‘ Are you not entertained?’ roars Ivan in gladiatorial fashion, and by this point, yes, we very much are. ![]() Full Circle and Living The Dream pretty much follow suit, with the latter wrapping its stomping riff and sing-along hooks around some far more lumpen lyrics: ‘ Captain America, are you off to fight the bad guys? / Hey mighty Superman, can you save us from ourselves?’ Moody queries.Ī Little Bit Off does offer a departure, with a Sunday morning R&B groove, before the excellent Bottom Of The Top roars in on a thrashier vibe and a theme that in part seems to question the voyeuristic aspect of watching our rock stars fall apart. There’s an emotional heft to a song that deals with the fallout of the singer’s substance abuse issues but musically it’s classic Death Punch, including the point where Zoltan Bathory inserts a dexterous solo at about the three-quarter mark. Ivan spits out the verses in a rhythmic growl before a soaring, melodic chorus takes the spotlight. As the title-track intro builds to a cinematic climax, opener proper Inside Out bull rushes into the fray on a big chugging riff. ![]() F8 is FFDP’s eighth studio full-length and it isn’t bucking the trend. ![]()
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