{"id":101269,"date":"2023-08-11T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=101269"},"modified":"2023-08-17T11:56:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:56:22","slug":"album-review-coney-hatch-postcard-from-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-coney-hatch-postcard-from-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"CONEY HATCH – Postcard From Germany (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

CONEY HATCH
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\nEX1 (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Canadian rockers Coney Hatch have always been somewhat of a commercial mystery to me. Back in the 80s the band released three tidy efforts \u2013 Coney Hatch<\/em> (1982), Outa Hand<\/em> (1983) and Friction<\/em> (1985) \u2013 then in 1992 a compilation of those before a fourth outing, Four<\/em><\/a>, in 2013.<\/p>\n

A whole decade has passed and suddenly the poppy track \u2018It\u2019s About A Girl\u2019 is rattling around my head as if the band has never been away. It\u2019s hard to believe that back in the halcyon days of heavy metal Coney Hatch were touring with the likes of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, but whichever line-up the band operates with they have remained engaging.<\/p>\n

This new outing, which is essentially a live experience, brings the usual catchy rock streaked with pop and at times AOR aesthetics, but it is a must have due to the inclusion of two new studio songs, the already mentioned \u2018It\u2019s About A Girl\u2019 and \u2018Heaven\u2019s On The Other Side\u2019 which nods like a warmer and less serrated AC\/DC.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s great to hear the band is writing again, just a shame then that after such a wait we are only treated to a brace of new songs. However, hearing live renditions again of some of the band\u2019s well known numbers like \u2018Monkey Bars\u2019, \u2018We Got The Night\u2019, \u2018Blown Away\u2019 and \u2018This Ain\u2019t Love\u2019 is always a pleasure.<\/p>\n

I blow hot and cold when it comes to live albums but one does feel that this one was due. Postcards From Germany<\/em> also reminds fans not only of the quality of Coney Hatch\u2019s live shows but the fact they are still hanging around and writing good songs.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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