{"id":22548,"date":"2014-10-14T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=22548"},"modified":"2014-12-02T11:54:41","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T11:54:41","slug":"album-review-midnight-sin-sex-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-midnight-sin-sex-first\/","title":{"rendered":"MIDNIGHT SIN – Sex First (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIDNIGHT SIN
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\nBakerteam (2014)<\/span>
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Slightly confused as to why a vocalist would name himself after a child killer, but maybe Albert Fish is his real \u2013 unfortunate \u2013 name? And so, this is the guy who fronts Italian sleaze rock merchants Midnight Sin; another band keen to revive the 80s sound in their quest for dominance.<\/p>\n

Now, there\u2019s no way these guys are gonna be the next big thing, but I\u2019m actually quite charmed by this fiery little record which thankfully hasn\u2019t succumbed to the usual plastic aesthetics which seem to be hopping onto the bandwagon at a rate of knots.<\/p>\n

It seems that amidst the crowds of derivation there is the occasional band with enough punch and guts to pay homage to the sounds of yore and yet get their message across. This is by no means a corny or predictable record and while there are no real standout tracks the opus is consistent, offering up stony rhythms and good songs which hit the spot from the off.<\/p>\n

Following the intro (\u2018Snake Eyes\u2019) we have \u2018Midnight Revolution\u2019, a hard rockin\u2019 fist to the mid-section boosted by a vocalist who clearly isn\u2019t just reliant on image and makes his voice heard. Behind him there\u2019s a bunch of equally passionate souls eager to belt out a mature metal vibe, whether it\u2019s in the swaggering yet sneering \u2018Feed Me With Lies\u2019 with its sleazy swagger or slow burning menace of \u2018No Matter\u2019. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s clearly a good set of ideas here with a posse of cool musicians \u2013 especially in the talents of lead guitarist LeStar \u2013 and all they really lack is that song craft to spew out something just a bit bigger and better than the norm\u2019. When the band does come close it\u2019s in the form of \u2018Till It\u2019s All Gone Away\u2019 with its rumbling Acey Guns bass; the sort of track that shows so much potential as a hard rock anthem. But what I really like about these guys is that they keep things simple and don\u2019t try to be something they are not. All I will say though, is that while I like the boozy \u2018You Piss Me Off\u2019 they don\u2019t need to resort to clich\u00e9d Americanisms and should concentrate on the job at hand; being a solid Italian hard rock unit that can churn out some cool, rattle \u2019n\u2019 roll such as \u2018Rise & Yell\u2019 and not sound false. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s a need for improvement, as should be the case, but with Sex First<\/em> \u2013 although a touch na\u00efve in places and lacking that real pivotal moment \u2013 Midnight Sin have constructed a very good debut album.<\/p>\n

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

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