Dogface
In Control
MTM Music
2002
Hmm this band is a very pleasant surprise for me! To be honest I don’t have much information about them... in fact I only have their CD in my hand! I only know that this is their second effort and they are coming from Sweden. The album is pure hard rock dynamite!!!! And by hard rock I mean really hard... not any AOR elements or blues traces here!! I might be sacrilegious but in moments they remind me a lot of Deep Purple during the “Mark II” and especially “Machine Head” album! Exaggerating??? Not really, at least you all know what I am talking about now.
The songs are characterized by the heavy guitars and the melodic solos, the extended use of old-fashioned keyboards (sounds like a Hammond!!!) and are embellished with multiple voices contributing to the creation of a great atmosphere.
The singer, the well-known Mats Leven (Treat, Malmsteen, Lion’s Share etc.), is really good: although his voice doesn’t resemble Ian Gillan’s, he is directly influenced by him and sings in the same way (with extended vowels – and loads of “auch”, “oh-oh” and things). Especially in the ballad “Look into my Eyes” is as if I am listening to Deep Purple. But please don’t think that they are just cheap imitators!!! They have enriched their music with more elements and the production is modern. Just try to listen to “Not Wanted” and you will understand what I am talking about. Good work! Kudos!!!
The songs are characterized by the heavy guitars and the melodic solos, the extended use of old-fashioned keyboards (sounds like a Hammond!!!) and are embellished with multiple voices contributing to the creation of a great atmosphere.
The singer, the well-known Mats Leven (Treat, Malmsteen, Lion’s Share etc.), is really good: although his voice doesn’t resemble Ian Gillan’s, he is directly influenced by him and sings in the same way (with extended vowels – and loads of “auch”, “oh-oh” and things). Especially in the ballad “Look into my Eyes” is as if I am listening to Deep Purple. But please don’t think that they are just cheap imitators!!! They have enriched their music with more elements and the production is modern. Just try to listen to “Not Wanted” and you will understand what I am talking about. Good work! Kudos!!!