{"id":97545,"date":"2022-10-08T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T23:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=97545"},"modified":"2023-01-13T15:19:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:19:29","slug":"album-review-sextrow-addicted-to-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-sextrow-addicted-to-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"SEXTROW – Addicted To Rock (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEXTROW
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\nSelf-released (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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There is a 80s glam metal flair about this debut full-length offering from Germany\u2019s Sextrow, whether it\u2019s via the cover art or the anthemic, fist-pumping metal on offer. If you like gang shouts on the chorus, driving steely rhythms and a swift vocal glide then there is no doubt that Addicted To Rock<\/em> will appeal.<\/p>\n

\u2018Looking For Trouble\u2019 has a Skid Row sort of vibe fused with rather clich\u00e9d yet infectious lyrics. Vocalist Inglorious Ian has a nice clear tone and Raging Ray\u2019s bass rattles nicely throughout. The twin axe team of Reckless Rob and Magic Marv keep their designs simple and fiery, but there are subtleties on offer too which makes up for the corny band member monikers and the at times cheese-ridden lyrics.<\/p>\n

For those who like their rock to sizzle, ala AC\/DC, you get the struttin\u2019 \u2018My Foxy Lady\u2019 where drummer Sleazy Seth stamps with consistency, and then there is the chugging \u2018Live It Out Loud\u2019 and the simplistic tap of \u2018Road Lover\u2019 whereby the combo again drizzles the atmosphere in a sort of AC\/DC plod entwined with a bluesy sway and infectious chorus.<\/p>\n

At times the album drifts into an almost early 90s sleaze metal territory whereby bands were beginning to use their imagination more and explore other roads such as funk or even psychedelia, and although such diversity never fully comes to the fore here Sextrow keep the listener nodding along.<\/p>\n

There is a degree of swagger to this opus, with other standout points being the groove-based \u2018Catch A Ride\u2019, the darker nature of \u2018Children Of The Night\u2019 and the robust title track with its ballsy drive. All in all, this is solid sleaze-laced debut that would not have been out of place in 1988.<\/p>\n

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

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