Been listening to a whole heck of a lot of music the last few weeks as I am writing another novel. Some good metal is a great way of keeping me in the right mood to produce my latest piece of fiction.
First I feel I must start with a touch of rather sad news on the band Evanscapps, whose debut release I reviewed last week in this column. On May 6, Ean Evans lost his battle with cancer. His colleague in the band Bobby Capps had this to say.
“Although I am having a hard time with all of this, I made a promise to Ean, and I intend to see it through. I have consulted with Ean's family, and we have all agreed that we should carry the torch that he ignited three years ago when we started this CD. One of his biggest dreams was to have this music heard. He was so proud when the project was finally signed and the record was going to get the distribution it so well deserved. I know in my heart of hearts that he is smiling down on us today, proud that our efforts will finally have a chance to be heard. He always said, ‘This music will do the talking if we can just get people to hear it.’”
Heaven & Hell: The Devil You Know
Heaven & Hell, aka Black Sabbath without Ozzy, has released their new album after touring the country over the last year or so. After again burying the hatchet after the debacle that was the proposed “joint vocalist tour” post their last release Dehuminizer, they have produced a rather good album. To my mind this far outdoes anything this version of Black Sabbath has done since their album Heaven & Hell.
The band took a huge gamble evoking that classic release with the moniker of this effort. It is refreshing to see the band have followed in the footsteps of those who only release a decent album in order to tour rather than putting out any ole crap just for the excuse. There are songs on this CD which can clearly share a stage with Dio fronted Black Sabbath has produced. I would wager this release tops anything released by Dio, Ozzy, or Black Sabbath for many a moon.
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