I was quite curious about Hearse's new album, Armageddon mon amour. Out of tradition, I don't tear the case open and throw the CD in my player immediately, but instead I take a good look at the artwork. Which is very nice indeed. Also the booklet's neat, not the traditional type, but it just folds open downwards - lyrics included. Anyway, time to spin this disc. After listening through the first songs, I was quite perplexed by the range of styles there's to be found in their music. I hear heavy, death, melody, groove, rock'n'roll,... characteristics! Kind of hard to describe, but the music brims with variation and groovy riffs. For example, Crops of Waste made me think somewhat of (older) InFlames whom I consider genius in their melodic parts. So as I've stated before, the guitar/bass lines are excellent, they're innovative and refreshing to listen to - throughout the CD. Worth remarking is the numerous effects that have been used on the guitar. The vocals were at first something I needed to get used to, but the more I listen to it, the better they sound. The negative point is the lack of variation, but the constant growling creates an additional 'groove' - it just fits their type of music. The drummer provides a solid and tight basis for the others to build on, good and straightforward drumming is what we get. All in all, I can say this album has certainly lived up to (at least my) expectations - it never get's boring and definitely shows some decent musicianship - with memorable tracks such as Play without rules, the titeltrack and a cover from Kim Wilde's Cambodia.
http://www.hearse.se
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AUTHOR: Goran
Goran has been an active reviewer for years (since the old Fishcomcollective, to the brand new Corazine - and also for Face Your Underground). He enjoys - besides metal - the creative side of life, be it through music, sports, programming or 3D. You can find him at www.myspace.com/fdemets.