{"id":10148,"date":"2013-01-22T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=10148"},"modified":"2013-06-01T12:48:49","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T12:48:49","slug":"album-review-crashdiet-the-savage-playground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-crashdiet-the-savage-playground\/","title":{"rendered":"CRASHD\u00cfET – The Savage Playground (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

CRASHD\u00cfET
The Savage Playground<\/strong><\/span>
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\nFrontiers (2013)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Crashd\u00efet are the saviours of all things glam and sleazy in modern metal. The Savage Playground<\/em> is the fourth album of 80s fueled modern metal from Stockholm\u2019s finest sons. If you\u2019re already a fan, then you know what to expect.<\/p>\n

Crashd\u00efet takes the best of Kiss, Skid Row and AC\/DC, and creates a furious new breed of heavy metal based on classic sounds. The result is a throwback to the days when hair metal ruled the airwaves, with a distinct modern crunch. <\/p>\n

Fans and critics alike seem divided over the production of Crashd\u00efet\u2019s latest release. The Savage Playground<\/em> is rough around the edges, but while the production is in no way poor, neither is this a slick, overproduced glam album. What the listener is presented with is the grit. This suits not only the music, but the theme of the album. Lyrical themes include anarchy and drug use, and the production lets the dirt and the grime shine through, making the songs offered in your face and dangerous, just like rock \u2019n\u2019 roll is supposed to be. <\/p>\n

Although Crashd\u00efet has changed vocalists many times, The Savage Playground<\/em> is the second album in a row to feature singer Simon Cruz. His voice is a definite asset to the Swedish band, and he shares a writing credit on every track. Cruz\u2019s voice is perfectly suited to the sleazy, balls out sound the band has created.<\/p>\n

The album opens with Cruz welcoming the listener to the theme of the album on \u2018Change The World\u2019, and serves as a call to arms. His vocals shine on lead single \u2018Cocaine Cowboys\u2019, ranging from a quiet, tense singsong, to a powerful metal shriek. His techniques are a perfect fit for Crashd\u00efet\u2019s muscular glam sound. <\/p>\n

Musically, Crashd\u00efet fall somewhere between Firehouse and Judas Priest. The opening riff of \u2018Anarchy\u2019 brings back memories of the former\u2019s \u2018All She Wrote\u2019, while the latter is more indicative of the heaviness and menace the band puts forth. Crashd\u00efet mixes melody and muscle to make glam a threat, rather than the sideshow it became all too often in the past. \u2018California\u2019 is a prime example of this. The chorus mixes a catchy harmony with impressive vocal harmonies, while the band creates a foundation that is tense and unsettling. The final product lingers on your brain long after the song ends. <\/p>\n

Longtime metal fans will enjoy how Crashd\u00efet make a new sound, while wearing their influences on their collective sleeve. \u2018Sin City\u2019 opens with a Van Halen-style guitar riff, then segues into an early Ratt-style groove.<\/p>\n

The Savage Playground<\/em> is a collection of classic sounds, and Crashd\u00efet gives them new life. The metal forged by the likes of Dokken and early M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce<\/a> is twisted into a new animal, and this raw, primal collection Crashd\u00efet has created is a rare gem in the glam genre. Crashd\u00efet takes the in-your-face rock of bands like Sleez Beez and has created something better than the original. Well done Crashd\u00efet, very well done. <\/p>\n

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

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