{"id":7383,"date":"2011-09-21T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T00:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=7383"},"modified":"2014-04-10T09:45:29","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T09:45:29","slug":"album-review-sebastian-bach-kicking-and-screaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-sebastian-bach-kicking-and-screaming\/","title":{"rendered":"SEBASTIAN BACH – Kicking & Screaming (2011) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEBASTIAN BACH
Kicking & Screaming<\/strong><\/span>
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\nFrontiers (2011)<\/span>
Rating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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As soon as the riff hits, I\u2019m relieved to hear that Sebastian Bach is still keeping the true metal flame burning. Despite this album being bereft of bassist Steve DiGiorgio, the band Bach has assembled is still content to beat their chest and snarl through 13 tracks (14 on non-standard versions) that once again display a great deal of melody amidst the crushing riffs and pounding drums.<\/p>\n

Album opener is the catchy title track that boasts a chorus I\u2019m sure I\u2019ve heard before… but who cares?! The crunching, chugging guitars courtesy of Nick Sterling and Johnny Chromatic follow on here from 2007\u2019s Angel Down<\/em><\/a> in their ferocity.<\/p>\n

Second track, \u2018My Own Worst Enemy\u2019, loses the crushing weight, providing the listener with a more melodic, classic metal feel, with Bach hitting the high notes throughout. But on third track, \u2018TunnelVision\u2019 (featuring a guest appearance from former Marilyn Manson<\/a> and current Rob Zombie guitarist John 5), Bach once again opts for a heavy, grunge-influenced style of groove, while \u2018Dance On Your Grave\u2019 has a crunchier, speedier approach to proceedings.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no questioning Bach\u2019s talent as a frontman, vocalist and songwriter, and his varied collaborations have resulted in a collection of mighty songs that will no doubt be ignored by much of the metal fraternity. For instance, the superb \u2018I\u2019m Alive\u2019 is another of those sweeping ballads that build on a mellow guitar before reaching a crescendo that will see many a lighter waved at gigs.<\/p>\n

Sebastian Bach was always a dab hand at the more subtle side, but he\u2019s still a true metalhead at heart, and soon the album wrenches the metal back with the hammering riff of \u2018One Good Reason\u2019, featuring some rattling, clanking drums and brooding bass line, and the cold steel \u2018Lost In The Light\u2019, where Bach melts together a cooler grunge groove with ominous sounding riffs.<\/p>\n

Kicking & Screaming<\/em> does what all metal albums are meant to do, by dragging the listener in with those epic riffs, ringing the ears with the bombastic drums and providing the highs with melodic choruses that hook themselves into the brain. Here\u2019s to more Bach records, but I just have a feeling deep down that eventually he\u2019ll be back in Skid Row, which for me seems a pointless and merely nostalgic exercise that doesn\u2019t need to happen all the time he\u2019s churning out music as potent as this. Kicking and screaming indeed!<\/p>\n

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

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