Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2022 21:53:28 GMT
Anyone who claims that the Covid pandemic has only brought negative effects to the music world could be proven wrong by the Crystal Balls. The historic Swiss formation has in fact decided to take advantage of these two years to concentrate all its energies in the composition of new music for their eleventh studio album.
Crysteria · Crystal Ball · Peter Berger · Scott Leach · Steven Mageney · Cris Stone · Stefan Kaufmann
Crysteria
℗ Massacre Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH
Released on: 2022-01-28
Thirty pieces have been composed from hard work, thirteen of which ended up in the new “Crysteria”. The new chapters carry on a bombastic hard rock / heavy metal sound filled with catchy melodies and choruses peppered with captivating choruses. “What Part Of No” and “You Light My Fire” are a perfect example of high-adrenaline crackling music. With "Call Of The Wild" appears the first of the many guests on this record, the now ubiquitous Ronnie Romero, which gives its voice to a fast, pressing and beautiful rocky piece. Crystal Balls have fun giving life to an anthemic hymn, "I Am Rock", with square verses, before the bridge and the chorus force themselves into it to excite anyone who is listening. On this track Stefan Kaufmann (Accept / UDO) lends his guitar (ditto on "No Limits", "Loins Of Fire" and "Sole Conviction").
Singer Johan Fahlberg of Jaded Heart instead duets with Steven Mageney on the disruptive “Crystal Heart”, which boasts one of the best solos of the entire work. The only moment that is a bit too obvious comes with the final ballad “Till You Meet Again”, a bonus track not as exciting as required by a tearjerking lenton. Nothing to criticize instead regarding the work done in the studio by the Swiss: the disc has clear and decisive sounds, so as to enhance every single musical instrument to perfection, as well as the voices of the singers present. On "Crysteria" there is a lot of meat in the fire that confirms the good shape of a band that has been in business for almost three decades now. A discreet inspiration combined with the craft have made it possible to create an enjoyable disc, listenable without obvious drops in intensity, but at the same time devoid of masterpieces worthy of becoming real workhorses within the Crystal Ball discography.
Crysteria · Crystal Ball · Peter Berger · Scott Leach · Steven Mageney · Cris Stone · Stefan Kaufmann
Crysteria
℗ Massacre Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH
Released on: 2022-01-28
Thirty pieces have been composed from hard work, thirteen of which ended up in the new “Crysteria”. The new chapters carry on a bombastic hard rock / heavy metal sound filled with catchy melodies and choruses peppered with captivating choruses. “What Part Of No” and “You Light My Fire” are a perfect example of high-adrenaline crackling music. With "Call Of The Wild" appears the first of the many guests on this record, the now ubiquitous Ronnie Romero, which gives its voice to a fast, pressing and beautiful rocky piece. Crystal Balls have fun giving life to an anthemic hymn, "I Am Rock", with square verses, before the bridge and the chorus force themselves into it to excite anyone who is listening. On this track Stefan Kaufmann (Accept / UDO) lends his guitar (ditto on "No Limits", "Loins Of Fire" and "Sole Conviction").
Singer Johan Fahlberg of Jaded Heart instead duets with Steven Mageney on the disruptive “Crystal Heart”, which boasts one of the best solos of the entire work. The only moment that is a bit too obvious comes with the final ballad “Till You Meet Again”, a bonus track not as exciting as required by a tearjerking lenton. Nothing to criticize instead regarding the work done in the studio by the Swiss: the disc has clear and decisive sounds, so as to enhance every single musical instrument to perfection, as well as the voices of the singers present. On "Crysteria" there is a lot of meat in the fire that confirms the good shape of a band that has been in business for almost three decades now. A discreet inspiration combined with the craft have made it possible to create an enjoyable disc, listenable without obvious drops in intensity, but at the same time devoid of masterpieces worthy of becoming real workhorses within the Crystal Ball discography.