AFM
2008
1. Crash & Burn
2. Break The Silence
3. The Dog
4. Heart Of Darkness
5. Revolution
6. Unbreakable
7. Fist To Face
8. Until It Hurts
9. Little Head
10. Connection
11. Like A Rock
Sinner is one of those bands who had a solid beginning then fell into the trap of trying to be more commercial and glam/sleaze oriented much like Saxon. Fortunately, they also came out of it in the mid 90s whether by good sense or the fact the trend was on it's way out. Ever since 97's Judgement Day I've enjoyed the band to some degree and though I liked Mask Of Sanity less than what came before I had some hopes for this one rebounding.
Well guess what? Those hopes did exactly what this album title said they would... crash & burn. Actually my hopes did stay alive a bit till around track 5 and if I had to point to an exact moment when they burned it would be when Mat Sinner alluded to his cock on the song Little Head. These are the kind of lyrics that might make Jackyl think twice, but let's take a step back for a moment. The song Crash & Burn does have a nice quick pace in the vein of many of Sinner's faster tracks and pleases the ear while Break The Silence sounds like a nice heavy groove track that the band has also been known for. Heart Of Darkness also has a nice melodic guitar intro and the song works as a sort of melodic rock/metal number even if it does start to delve a bit into the Velveeta. Once you've gotten past track 4 though the good stuff is pretty much done and even track 3 was a little shaky with that sleaze rock vibe starting to rear it's ugly head. Pretty much all the rest of the tracks could be lumped in with the blues rock side of glam metal. It still has a sort of Sinner sound to it, but I can't wrap my brain around this directional change or and the sound of these songs just doesn't sit with me. Unbreakable is pretty much the only other song that sounds metal enough for me to be honest and the ballad Until It Hurts just doesn't help. This isn't Poison bad or anything, but it certainly isn't There Will Be Execution good either.
Maybe Mat Sinner just needs a reminder that the glam/sleaze rock ship has sailed. Then again Motley Crue's Saints Of Los Angeles did debut at #4 on the Billboard Top 100 so what do I know. Just that I don't really want to hear this.
Highlights: Crash & Burn, Break The Silence
Rating - 2.5/5
2. Break The Silence
3. The Dog
4. Heart Of Darkness
5. Revolution
6. Unbreakable
7. Fist To Face
8. Until It Hurts
9. Little Head
10. Connection
11. Like A Rock
Sinner is one of those bands who had a solid beginning then fell into the trap of trying to be more commercial and glam/sleaze oriented much like Saxon. Fortunately, they also came out of it in the mid 90s whether by good sense or the fact the trend was on it's way out. Ever since 97's Judgement Day I've enjoyed the band to some degree and though I liked Mask Of Sanity less than what came before I had some hopes for this one rebounding.
Well guess what? Those hopes did exactly what this album title said they would... crash & burn. Actually my hopes did stay alive a bit till around track 5 and if I had to point to an exact moment when they burned it would be when Mat Sinner alluded to his cock on the song Little Head. These are the kind of lyrics that might make Jackyl think twice, but let's take a step back for a moment. The song Crash & Burn does have a nice quick pace in the vein of many of Sinner's faster tracks and pleases the ear while Break The Silence sounds like a nice heavy groove track that the band has also been known for. Heart Of Darkness also has a nice melodic guitar intro and the song works as a sort of melodic rock/metal number even if it does start to delve a bit into the Velveeta. Once you've gotten past track 4 though the good stuff is pretty much done and even track 3 was a little shaky with that sleaze rock vibe starting to rear it's ugly head. Pretty much all the rest of the tracks could be lumped in with the blues rock side of glam metal. It still has a sort of Sinner sound to it, but I can't wrap my brain around this directional change or and the sound of these songs just doesn't sit with me. Unbreakable is pretty much the only other song that sounds metal enough for me to be honest and the ballad Until It Hurts just doesn't help. This isn't Poison bad or anything, but it certainly isn't There Will Be Execution good either.
Maybe Mat Sinner just needs a reminder that the glam/sleaze rock ship has sailed. Then again Motley Crue's Saints Of Los Angeles did debut at #4 on the Billboard Top 100 so what do I know. Just that I don't really want to hear this.
Highlights: Crash & Burn, Break The Silence
Rating - 2.5/5
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