Artist: Headless
Title: Growing Apart
Genre: Hard Rock
Release Date: 7th June 2013
Label: Lion Music
Album Review
The biggest pull for HEADLESS will be the name of Scott Rockenfield of QUEENSRYCHE, even the band’s promo likes to say that its songs “are shaped and arranged around the top class drumming” of his though there’s a lot to be said about the guitars pulling enough attention to themselves too. Their vocalist, Göran Edman is also not a stranger either as he’s known from YNGWIE MALMSTEEN etc. The style reaches to good ol’ Hard Rock with more classical Heavy Metal and some prog elements. Though it feels like vintage as it’ll certainly recall the heydays of both styles, but not in an unpleasant way – they manage to pull it off unsentimentally and without belabouring in trying to make it far too modern (most ‘modern’ being ‘Be Myself’) or to drown it in a far too un-relatable nostalgia for younger listeners. Its closing with ROLLING STONES’ ‘As Tears Go By’ It’s quite fun, the songs are catchy with good sensibility for melody, with some great musical skills on show, it’s to be thoroughly enjoyed!
Tracklist
01. God of Sorrow and Grief
02. Primetime
03. Nero Fantasies
04. Calf Love
05. The Backstabbers Around Us
06. Be Myself
07. Growing Apart
08. Sink Deep in a Fairy Tale
09. No Happy Ending
10. As Tears Go By
Line-up
Göran Edman – vocals
Walter Cianciusi – guitars
Dario Parente – guitars
Scott Rockenfield – drums
Websites
www.headlessofficial.com / https://myspace.com/headless
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 8
Sound: 9
Total: 8.5 / 10
