Hell In The Club
Devil on my Shoulder
Scarlet Records
2014
Hell In The Club are a bunch of Italians that have been around for a few years and they feature the singer of Elvenking, Davide “Dave” Moras, who’s got a slightly accented but not annoying voice, in the style of Eric Martin, of Mr Big, The current drummer of Death SS, Federico “Fede” Pennazzato, and the bassist, Andrea “Andy” Buratto, from Secret Sphere, so that sort of lends them some sort of more cred than if they were some random rookies…
Their sophomore albums, ups the ante a bit compared to their debut, both in the songwriting and production departments and is a thoroughly enjoyable affair, with modernized hard rock, with sleazy/party elements, that sometimes also even harken straight back to good time old school rock n roll! What’s not to like?
In the thirteen tracks of the album the band displays the easy sing-along choruses, necessary for being successful in the genre, a knack for writing nice guitar licks and an ability to masquerade their Italian “roots” sufficiently, even if there's a hint of an accent in Dave Morase’s vocals. They manage to throw in also a couple of ballads and a couple of mid tempo “more epic numbers” like “Muse” and “No More Goodbyes” to vary the mood of the album a bit and it works to great effect…
After listening to the album a few times, I caught myself, humming out “Proud” without even realizing and that’s quite telling… there’s quite a few great songs here and if you like your rock sassy and brassy, then this “hellfire” club is just right for you…
Their sophomore albums, ups the ante a bit compared to their debut, both in the songwriting and production departments and is a thoroughly enjoyable affair, with modernized hard rock, with sleazy/party elements, that sometimes also even harken straight back to good time old school rock n roll! What’s not to like?
In the thirteen tracks of the album the band displays the easy sing-along choruses, necessary for being successful in the genre, a knack for writing nice guitar licks and an ability to masquerade their Italian “roots” sufficiently, even if there's a hint of an accent in Dave Morase’s vocals. They manage to throw in also a couple of ballads and a couple of mid tempo “more epic numbers” like “Muse” and “No More Goodbyes” to vary the mood of the album a bit and it works to great effect…
After listening to the album a few times, I caught myself, humming out “Proud” without even realizing and that’s quite telling… there’s quite a few great songs here and if you like your rock sassy and brassy, then this “hellfire” club is just right for you…