{"id":96574,"date":"2022-10-30T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T23:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=96574"},"modified":"2022-11-01T16:16:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:16:31","slug":"album-review-demon-chrome-first-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-demon-chrome-first-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"DEMON CHROME – First Contact (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEMON CHROME
First Contact<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2022)<\/span>
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Since their 2018 demo Chrome Demo(n)<\/em>, Providence, Rhode Island rockers Demon Chrome have been on my radar and now, four years later, they\u2019ve singed by ears with a fantastic heavy rock opus that takes me back to that mid-80s metal magic.<\/p>\n

Simplistic, stark yet sizzling riffs coupled with that laid back vocal vibe of Dylan Kulpa is enough ingredients to propel this opus into the stratosphere, and if you call yourself a metalhead you\u2019ll snap up this beauty in real quick time.<\/p>\n

This is one of those deliciously melodic records you cannot live without. With hints of Whitesnake, those rich vocals give you so much as the opening title track emerges from the steam with suaveness and swagger. It channels the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, but there\u2019s something else too \u2013 a mysticism, a magic and an unassuming power.<\/p>\n

\u2018Burn\u2019 oozes with class and charm, \u2018Mistakes\u2019 kicks harder and bristles with a Thin Lizzy soul and intensity, and \u2018Circle Of Nine\u2019 cooly sways into the depths of the enigmatic \u2018Pierrepoint\u2019. It\u2019s bombastic yet somehow elusive rock \u2018n\u2019 roll dripping with charisma as the mid-paced fires of \u2018Friendly Corruption\u2019 strut and churn, playing out like Mot\u00f6rhead at its most sexual and sleazed. Meanwhile, \u2018Red Nails\u2019 trickles subtly into the closer \u2018Nightfall \/ While I\u2019m Away\u2019, leaving me scratching my head in disbelief at the magic these guys have crafted here.<\/p>\n

Although very much a hard rock record, this one takes its time to seduce \u2013 happy to linger in those quieter corners before bristling with a simple energy that soars from the speakers like electric smoke. I\u2019ve been excited by a few debut releases this year, but this one just engages with a British grit while also displaying some stealthy and smoky atmosphere that keeps you coming back for more.<\/p>\n

Demon Chrome is a dangerous breed that lures you in, just like the loins of Bon Scott, David Coverdale and the likes whose band\u2019s sizzled with a prowling prowess down the back alleys of the mind. First Contact<\/em> is a soundtrack to the steaming, sleazy backstreets; a place I\u2019ve probably never been to but a place I\u2019ll never leave. This is magic.<\/p>\n

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

DEMON CHROMEFirst Contact Self-released (2022)Rating: 9.5\/10 Since their 2018 demo Chrome Demo(n), Providence, Rhode Island rockers Demon Chrome have been on my radar and now, four years later, they\u2019ve singed by ears with a fantastic heavy rock opus that takes me back to that mid-80s metal magic. Simplistic, stark yet sizzling riffs coupled with that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,5088],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-demon-chrome"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96574","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=96574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96575,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96574\/revisions\/96575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}