{"id":97042,"date":"2022-11-25T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=97042"},"modified":"2022-12-06T14:11:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T14:11:26","slug":"album-review-pursuit-loose-lips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-pursuit-loose-lips\/","title":{"rendered":"PURSUIT &#8211; Loose Lips (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>PURSUIT<br \/>Loose Lips<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"title3\"><span style=\"color: #c80000;\">Self-released (2022)<\/span><br \/><strong>Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pursuit_looselips.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The crappy album title doesn\u2019t really do this 80s throwback justice as Leipzig\u2019s Pursuit emerges from the shadows like some previously forgotten Euro metal outfit shelved for decades, but back with a bite.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always good to hear bands nodding towards the great halcyon era of metal, and while a glut of bands are attempting such retro metal there are certain gems which stand out, and this debut full-length platter could well be one of them.<\/p>\n<p>While steeped in fiery melody, <em>Loose Lips<\/em> has enough air about its style to let each instrument breath so as not to appeal as forced or pinched. The guitar tone is crisp and brisk, and vocalist Johannes Hurtig has that powerful yet somewhat no frills design but is able to effortlessly command proceedings as alongside him Oliver Leonhardt slams the skins and Antonio Martinez whacks his bass strings. However, I do find myself revisiting the guitar work of Tariq Lorenz and Patrick Fischer who bring that extra vim and energy, particularly to opener \u2018Lovers Have Their Price\u2019 and the decidedly Gothic strut of title track where Hurtig shows his versatility.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Roadreaper\u2019 follows a similar theme with its edginess, while \u2018Porcelain\u2019 flashes with killer solos and exuberance. It\u2019s fresh, raucous metal streaked with big melodies (the nostalgic swagger of \u2018Coins On Your Eyes\u2019) and metallic attitude (\u2018Hate Your Darlings\u2019), but there\u2019s also an unorthodox and maybe unintentional glammy tinge too. There\u2019s plenty of ingredients to swallow here but it makes for a rather colourful ride into the depths of mid-to-late 80s metal madness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PURSUITLoose Lips Self-released (2022)Rating: 7.5\/10 The crappy album title doesn\u2019t really do this 80s throwback justice as Leipzig\u2019s Pursuit emerges from the shadows like some previously forgotten Euro metal outfit shelved for decades, but back with a bite. It\u2019s always good to hear bands nodding towards the great halcyon era of metal, and while a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,5129],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-pursuit-germany"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97042","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=97042"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97045,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97042\/revisions\/97045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}