{"id":95746,"date":"2022-09-16T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=95746"},"modified":"2022-10-03T12:15:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:15:16","slug":"album-review-house-of-lords-saints-and-sinners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-house-of-lords-saints-and-sinners\/","title":{"rendered":"HOUSE OF LORDS – Saints And Sinners (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSE OF LORDS
Saints And Sinners<\/strong><\/span>
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\nFrontiers (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Formed way back in 1987 by former Angel keyboard player Gregg Giuffria, House Of Lords has become a wondrously melodious heavy rock outfit that has warmed my ears for decades. Saints And Sinners<\/em> is the 13th release from this incredible American band which now boasts a line-up of James Christian (vocals and guitar) \u2013 the only guy who was there from the start \u2013 Jimi Bell (guitar), Mark Mangold (keyboards) and Johan Koleberg (drums).<\/p>\n

As expected, this new outing is another sumptuous outing full of the sort of hallmarks which has made the band such a joy to experience; rich choruses, warm keyboard fluctuations, evocative yet airy axe work, solid percussion, driving bass, and heaviness required when needed. The end result is a sweet, sugary and often cosy and comforting record of the highest order that is fiery in its heart n\u2019 soul and instantly accessible.<\/p>\n

House Of Lords are accomplished technically too, with slight subtle shifts and clever intricacies. It\u2019s all here as the driving title track springboards into the ear canal and delivers a galloping drum and soaring, powerhouse chorus. \u2018House Of the Lord\u2019 has dashes of Europe, mainly in its keyboard work, but damn, what a brace of songs to kick-start this passionate, glowing record.<\/p>\n

And the class acts just flow like rivers of wine, drenching the soul in cascading warmth and positivity. \u2018Take It All\u2019 is a simmering and theatrical power ballad of sorts where Christian comes alive with his vocals as the keys trickle to the thud of the drum.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere there are other subtle nuances too, but there are some real rockers on show as well. \u2018Roll Like Thunder\u2019 has a Def Leppard feel yet it sports extra chugging, while \u2018Takin\u2019 My Heart Back\u2019 begins in Led Zeppelin-like fashion, striking with its keyboards.<\/p>\n

\u2018Razzle Dazzle\u2019 is arguably the most thunderous track on offer, driving with intensity and oomph edging again towards a bluesy Zeppelin strike and strut. And there\u2019s no letting up from the pizazz as \u2018Road Warrior\u2019 fizzes as a mid-tempo rocker, \u2018Mistress Of The Dark\u2019 has an 80s nostalgia about it \u2013 almost a marrying of Rainbow yet with extra keyboard layers \u2013 while \u2018Dreamin\u2019 It All\u2019 showcases the fiery leads of Bell.<\/p>\n

Sandwiched in-between the steel is the sensuous \u2018Avalanche\u2019, a glorious haunting ballad. Meanwhile, \u2018Angels Fallen\u2019 cruises in on a velvet ocean of sounds, twinkling and misty in its glide before its stormy chorus soars from the stardust, capping of another stunning album from a band that slips into the room like a former lover you just can\u2019t shake off. But then again, why would you want to? Saints And Sinners<\/em> is just an opulent from the band that keeps on giving.<\/p>\n

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

HOUSE OF LORDSSaints And Sinners Frontiers (2022)Rating: 9\/10 Formed way back in 1987 by former Angel keyboard player Gregg Giuffria, House Of Lords has become a wondrously melodious heavy rock outfit that has warmed my ears for decades. Saints And Sinners is the 13th release from this incredible American band which now boasts a line-up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,2189],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-house-of-lords"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95746","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=95746"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95748,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95746\/revisions\/95748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}