Info:
Name:
Heaven's Basement
Album:
Filthy Empire
Style:
Hard Rock
Released:
2013
Label:
Red Bull Records
From:
England
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/HeavensBasement/
Website:
http://www.heavensbasement.com
Here
we are with another review about a British band. This time we're
talking about hard rockers Heaven's Basement, who are held high by
many British rock magazines. I just had to listen to an album with
four K's in Kerrang Magazine.
Unfortunately, I find a first point of criticism on the album cover.
The album's name is perfectly visible, but where's the band's name?
An F for marketing. How should you find an album of a band that you
just know the name of, if it's not on the album cover?
“Filthy
Empire” starts off with a song called “Welcome Home” which
reminds me of Metallica's “Master of Puppets” album. Didn't that
have a song of the same name on it? Still, I like the song. The verse
is just as you would expect it to be on a hard rock album but the
chorus is a little too soft for my taste. In terms of production, I
need to mention one more point of criticism. Although the band only
has one guitarist, I can hear two guitars on the record. In my
opinion, a band shouldn't pretend to sound like something they
couldn't sound like when playing live. This includes having two
guitars on the record, if you only have one in the band. “Fire,
Fire” is a song made for stadiums and couldn't have been better,
had it been composed by Guns'n'Roses or Aerosmith. My highlight
number one on the record.
“Nothing
Left to Lose” again is a typical hard rock song with a short solo
during the intro, and changing singers (singer Aaron Buchanan and
guitarist Sid Glover) during the verse. But again the chorus is too
soft for what I expected (sounds to me like the early You Me At Six
with a rock singer). “Lights Out in London” is the first less
intense rock song on the album. The chorus fits in this time and
gives the song the emotion that I wanted it to have and guitarist
Glover shows again that he is more than just a good guitarist.
After
this little balladic track Heaven's Basement go back to hard rock. “I
am Electric” sounds like the good Lostprophets and the breakdown is
certainly one of the best parts on the whole record. The second
highlight for me. “The Long Goodbye”, however, is another song
that I heard in similar ways from other British rock bands before. A
good track but nothing that I would have missed on “Filthy Empire”.
But
I would definitely have missed “Heartbreaking Son of a Bitch”.
The chorus again reminds me of You Me At Six, but I'm totally
convinced of the song itself. I could listen to it again and again.
The third highlight on the album. The next song, “Be Somebody” is
one I would definitely like to be off the record. Not a song that I
need and certainly a filler.
“Can't
Let Go” sounds a little like The Offspring during the chorus.
Nothing bad, but nothing good either in my eyes. The big surprise to
me is “The Price We Pay”, a beautiful ballad with acoustic
guitar(s) and a descreetly played piano in the background. Something
different and my absolute highlight on the record.
“Jump
Back” is, just like “Fire, Fire”, composed to be played in
stadiums and makes me want to sing during the chorus. Another
candidate to be listened to more than once in a row. It's not enough
for 45 minutes, but 15 minutes can do. “Executioner's Day”, the
last song on the album, is another hard rock song that makes me want
to hear more of this band. Unfortunately, it's the last one and
therefore a little late for this album to get more.
Conclusion:
Heaven's Basement are certainly a talented band but I would like to
see more experiments and variety on the next record. “Filthy
Empire” is a pretty good debut but if you'd ask me, I wouldn't
agree with Kerrang's four K's.
6,5
out of 10 points
Listen
to: „Fire, Fire“, „I am Electric“, „The Price We Pay“,
„Jump Back“, „Executioner's Day“
Tracklist:
1.
Welcome Home
2.
Fire, Fire
3.
Nothing Left to Lose
4.
Lights Out in London
5. I
Am Electric
6.
The Long Goodbye
7.
Heartbreaking Son of a Bitch
8. Be
Somebody
9.
Can't Let Go
10.
The Price We Pay
11.
Jump Back
12.
Executioner's Day
Members:
Aaron
Buchanan
Sid
Glover
Rob
Ellershaw
Chris
Rivers
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