Razorback: Deadringer
Like Jorn, Stefan Berggren, is a journeyman singer who tends to move around a bit but picks his bands very cleverly. Having fronted Company of Snakes, M3 and a few other variations of Whitesnake Mark 1, he brings a certain level of quality to anything he gets involved with.
He was also with several Whitesnake alike bands before being spotted by Moody and Company. I have quite accidentally been following his career for quite a long time. Razorback is no exception to the quality output from this guy with great songwriting and strong performance. In a nod to their past, the CDs last track "Razor Blues" is a wonderful bit of bluesy fun.
If you like your heavy rock with style, substance, and panache then give this lot a look. You won't regret it. Oh and the rest of players have experience with bands like Rage, Masterplan (Mike Terrana), and Tony Martin Band (Rolf Munkes). Quality stuff that I would recommend.
Turku Romantic Movement: Rock, Rythmn and Revolution
This lot has not ditched their daft as stink moniker on this mixed EP. However, the lads do show their Bowieisms are getting better both live and in the studio. Six tracks are on here three of each. Of the new tracks "The Classic" does not quite live up to its name, but shows quite a bit of promise to get close enough. On the live tracks you just have to love the attitude of "Sonic Redemption". It is obvious this lot like what they do and do it pretty well. I look forward to hearing what next they have for us.
Pestilence: Mind Reflections
Now with a name like Pestilence it's not hard to figure out that this is a death metal. It's death metal with a twist of thrash that developed into some a bit more sophisticated before the band broke up and headed off to further musical opportunities (jazz-fusion for at least one). As with many bands, they never really got to the level they should have because of constant line-up changes and an ever-evolving style. Said by some to be ahead of their time, the band had enough fans to warrant a "best of", which is what I have here.
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