Miss Behaviour | Last Woman Standing
by Nikiforos Skoumas
Staff Writer
Miss Behaviour is a Swedish melodic hard rock/glam metal band and Last Woman Standing is their brand new second album. The line up features lead singer/bassist Sebastian Roos, guitarist Erik Heinke, key player Henrik Sproge and drummer Anders Berlin.
It would be fair to say that the opening track of the album “1988” summarizes perfectly their artistic approach in the line “We are defenders of a dream, we break the silence and go back in time”. So Miss Behaviour draws strongly upon late ‘80s melodic hard rock and glam metal. The album is built on big drumming, anthemic keyboards, harmonious guitar parts and AOR-like melodic vocals. The end result never touches the more aggressive side of hard rock as the lyrics focus on the subject of romance and the will to recapture the glory of past years.
Last Woman Standing includes no shortage of standout material namely “Taking Hostage” featuring possibly the greatest glam riff not written in the ‘80s. The bombastic “Perfect War” features a huge rhythm section and long guitar lines make it a hair metal opus at its own right effectively proving that glittery metal can be just as devastating as any other rock/metal sub-genre. “1988” is a song that probably speaks on behalf of all the bands, younger and older, that emerged over the past seven years admirably supporting the melodic rock/AOR/glam metal genres. “Emergency” has such an infectious sweet-sugary chorus making the tune a guilty melodic pleasure that one might find themselves playing secretly over and over. “Cynthia” is equally pink-romantic rocker, a strong dosage of which is capable of infecting even the die-hard death-metal-head in singing its chorus.
Any fan of the genre should agree that “Miss Behaviour” manage to recreate the glamorous drama found on the classic albums of bands like Firehouse and Danger Danger. You can be certain that the ’80s arena rock atmosphere is recaptured on this debut, being a testament to that musical era. To be critical, one would also expect more instrumental extravaganza, particularly on lead guitars, and a bit more exaggeration during many of the songs choruses. With the glamorous presentation of Miss Behaviour maybe they can focus exploring more in the areas on their next release. Perhaps we may not be looking at the greatest contemporary melodic-rock-AOR-glam album as is. once again, this genre is a very competitive arena, where acts raise the bar year after yet. Still Last Woman Standing is so damn infectious and catchy that it should come with prescription.
Overall Miss Behaviour is another great act to explore, for any fan of Crazy Lixx, Reckless Love, H.e.a.t., All I Know and Jettblack and a great new addition to the genre.
Genre: Melodic Rock/Glam Metal
Band: http://www.missbehaviour.se/
Label: http://www.avenue-of-allies.com/
Band:
Sebastian Roos: Vocals, Bass
Erik Heikne: Lead & Rythm Guitar
Henrik Sproge: Keyboards
Anders Berlin: Drums
Track list:
1. 1988
2. Cynthia
3. Give Her A Sign
4. Perfect War *
5. Average Hero
6. Till We Meet Again
7. Taking Hostage
8. Emergency
9. Living The Dream
10. Last Woman Standing
11. 11th Hour
Hardrock Haven rating: 9.5/10