{"id":15336,"date":"2013-10-22T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=15336"},"modified":"2013-11-21T01:21:26","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T01:21:26","slug":"ep-review-tigertailz-knives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-tigertailz-knives\/","title":{"rendered":"TIGERTAILZ – Knives EP (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

TIGERTAILZ
Knives EP<\/strong><\/span>
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\nScarlet (2013)<\/span>
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It\u2019s been a long hard road for UK glamsters Tigertailz, and proof that not all that glitters is gold. However, with the metal scene very much on a revival trip and countless 80s bands reforming, it seems only right that these guys should come bouncing back.<\/p>\n

Of course, the official band reunion took place in 2005 after the Welsh combo had crumbled in the mid 90s, but following the death of bassist Pepsi Tate in 2007 and eventual departure of vocalist Kim Hooker things haven\u2019t exactly gone well for the big-haired boys. However, it\u2019s 2013 and Tigertailz are back, fully loaded and pistol-whipped and fronted by Jules Millis.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Rob Wylde takes on rhythm guitar duties, and with Matt Blackout on drums and original member Jay Pepper on leads, this is very much Tigertailz Mark II. The big question, of course, is whether such a line-up can come up trumps again, as all eyes are set upon this new EP Knives<\/em>. Thankfully I can safely say that all worries can be quashed, because despite its detractors Knives<\/em> is a raunchy, leather-clad, lipstick-layered dice of glam rock pomp that should even keep the die-hard fans happy.<\/p>\n

Just one spin of this EP should get the hips shaking and soul quaking, notably on the lead single \u2018The Shoe Collector\u2019, which comes complete with a smoking video featuring The Lawless Girls who give the promo a real kick up the 80s. Musically it\u2019s a real catchy number featuring that trademark Tigertailz stickiness, the sort which made \u2018Love Bomb Baby\u2019 (1989) such a rebellious hair-sprayed success. Millis is clearly his own man, not phased by the band\u2019s past troubles \u2013 he may have high heels to fill but he does it with ease as his clear sneers act as a perfect foil for those stomping guitars and that poisonous bass.<\/p>\n

Tigertailz can also write a ballad too. \u2018One Life\u2019 is pure anthemic gold \u2019n\u2019 glory featuring some dazzling guitar work and a sumptuous chorus which refuses to sound dated as it brings the glam metal scene kicking and screaming into the modern era.<\/p>\n

\u2018Punched In The Gutz\u2019 brings the strut back and features an absolutely killer riff. This is the masterpiece song of the record, a dark brooding, bruising rocker that is as far removed from Tigertailz as one could get such is its weight. However, it\u2019s also the track which proves that the band means business and aren\u2019t just here to make up the revival numbers. It\u2019s certainly the best song I\u2019ve heard from the band this side of Bezerk<\/em> (1990).<\/p>\n

But if the ignorant among you still aren\u2019t convinced then the chugging \u2018Bite The Hand\u2019 should at least slap you from here to eternity, because it\u2019s another brooding monolith with sneering vocals as Jules Millis barks, \u201cOne more fix one more line, one more hit and I\u2019ll be doing just fine\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Knives<\/em> is a rip-roaring return to form and I never saw it coming, but this is tighter than the spandex we discarded years ago, and all topped off by the gnarly exuberance of \u2018Spit It Out\u2019, which again features a wolfen riff tinged with glamageddon pomp. Of all the tracks it\u2019s the one which bears closest resemblance to the bubblegum pop of days gone by. Tigertailz are back and boy, you\u2019d better believe it.<\/p>\n

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

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