{"id":21183,"date":"2014-05-23T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T00:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=21183"},"modified":"2014-08-11T21:59:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T21:59:59","slug":"album-review-perfect-view-red-moon-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-perfect-view-red-moon-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"PERFECT VIEW – Red Moon Rising (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

PERFECT VIEW
Red Moon Rising<\/strong><\/span>
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\nAvenue Of Allies (2014)<\/span>
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Italian rockers Perfect View was formed in 2008 by vocalist Max Ordine, guitarist Francesco Cataldo and drummer Luca Ferraresi. Initially the members were inspired by the likes of Winger, Van Halen and Toto, and when their line-up was completed by bassist Cristian Guerzoni and keyboardist Pier Mazzini they began working on their debut platter which emerged in 2010 under the title Hold Your Dreams<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In 2012 Guerzoni left the band and was replaced by Frank Paulis, and with him onboard it\u2019s this line-up which has put together Perfect View\u2019s latest batch of songs, entitled Red Moon Rising<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Now for those of you who think this is going to be a rather low-budget flaky affair, think again because this is one steely, melodic opus full of catchy songs that reach deep inside the heart and soul. To say I was pleasantly surprised is an understatement. I\u2019d only heard a few tracks of their previous opus and felt that I couldn\u2019t really judge it just on that snippet, but with Red Moon Rising<\/em> the band has come up trumps, hinting at the likes of Europe but adding heavier nuances with tracks such as \u2018In the Name Of The Father\u2019 providing pure shred heaven for the guitar aficionados among you.<\/p>\n

And then there are the gorgeous harmonies which soar out of the chimney into the open sky; \u2018I Will Remember\u2019 is a gushing ballad of sublime vocals, while \u2018By My Side\u2019 is just a majestic beauty that rolls on forever and ever in the ear canal.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s something for everyone here; music fans craving something a tad darker will delight in the weightier tones of \u2018Dead End Street\u2019, but if you revel in sweet, sentimentality then you can\u2019t go wrong with the reflective joys of \u2018Holdin\u2019 On\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, this is no album of simplicity, even though the quintet is masterful at churning out what could be deemed radio-friendly hits. The progressive side is one of the album\u2019s defining qualities, adding a whole new angle to AOR harmonies with \u2018Slave To The Empire\u2019 featuring Danger Zone frontman Giacomo Gigantelli on backing vocals and showcasing a jarring, jazzed up drum and cool, sassy riff plus crisp vocals which just cut through like a hot knife into butter.<\/p>\n

But of all the tracks which flow into the system, it\u2019s the progressive displays of \u2018Room 14\u2019 and a cover of Toto\u2019s \u2018Home Of The Brave\u2019 which win by a short head. But c\u2019mon, this is an album that shines throughout, so the least you can do is sit back, relax and watch the red moon rise…<\/p>\n

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

PERFECT VIEWRed Moon Rising Avenue Of Allies (2014)Rating: 8\/10 Italian rockers Perfect View was formed in 2008 by vocalist Max Ordine, guitarist Francesco Cataldo and drummer Luca Ferraresi. Initially the members were inspired by the likes of Winger, Van Halen and Toto, and when their line-up was completed by bassist Cristian Guerzoni and keyboardist Pier […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1372],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-perfect-view"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21183"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21187,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183\/revisions\/21187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}