{"id":17707,"date":"2012-01-29T17:03:14","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T23:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=17707"},"modified":"2014-02-16T09:37:50","modified_gmt":"2014-02-16T14:37:50","slug":"will-wallner-vivien-vain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/will-wallner-vivien-vain\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Wallner & Vivien Vain"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Nikiforos Skoumas<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Coming on February 1st is the debut album of British guitarist Will Wallner and Croatian singer Vivien Vain. Having both relocated to the United States; Los Angeles, CA., in particular, they enjoyed some high profile rock acquaintances including Carmine Appice (Blue Murder, King Kobra) and Vinnie Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath).<\/p>\n

Well the two drum legends share percussion duties on the Wallner & Vain album also featuring guest performances by bassist Jimmy Bain and Rudy Sarzo while keyboards are contributed by Tony Carey and Derek Sherinian; naturally Wallner handles all guitars and Vain all vocals.<\/p>\n

The most obvious musical label one could attach to the project-band is female fronted metal-hard rock. In an attempt to further define their style, it would be fair to claim that Wallner & Vain play melodic hard rock which ties back to 1983-1984, hence substantially heavier and less friendly than its adult oriented counterpart.<\/p>\n

Now, in terms of performance, as you would expect the masters deliver as always authentic \u201880s rock vibe while undertaking a rather complementary role, allowing the new blood to prove themselves which is what the Wallner & Vain project is all about. Vain seems vocally comfortable at mid-range and for that matter never stresses herself beyond her comfort zone, so one can only guess the extent of her vocal range. On the other hand this unforced vocal approach that Vivien brings to the table is actually very convincing, hence a more technical style would not sit well with the songwriting found on the album.<\/p>\n

Now coming to guitarist Wallner, he proves an accomplished rock-metal guitarist without doubt. Will comes up with classic sounding riffs, memorable melodic guitar lines and inventive solos. Still it has to be clear that Will may reference John Sykes as his main influence but his style is fundamentally different to the guitar legend\u2019s trademark melodic, AOR shredding.<\/p>\n

Overall what Will and Vivien have achieved with this debut is no small feat; A classic sounding hard rock album backed by half a dozen rock royalties. If you enjoy hard rock that originates to the early \u201880s then you should definitely check this album.<\/p>\n

Genre: Hard Rock, Melodic Metal<\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Dream<\/li>\n
  2. Dreamstealer<\/li>\n
  3. Streets Of Rage<\/li>\n
  4. Fourteen Twenty Eight<\/li>\n
  5. All That I Want<\/li>\n
  6. Miles Ahead<\/li>\n
  7. Soul Monster<\/li>\n
  8. Rising<\/li>\n
  9. Indestructible<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Line Up:
    \nVivien Vain – Vocals
    \nWill Wallner – Guitar<\/p>\n

    Guests:
    \nCarmine Appice – Drums on Tracks 3, 5, 9
    \nVinny Appice – Drums on Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6
    \nBrian Tichy – Drums on Track 7
    \nTony Franklin – Bass on Tracks 3, 5, 7, 9
    \nRudy Sarzo – Bass on Tracks 4, 6
    \nJimmy Bain – Bass on Track 2
    \nTony Carey – Keys on Tracks 1, 2, 8, 9
    \nDerek Sherinian – Keys on Track 7<\/p>\n

    Band website: http:\/\/www.wallnervain.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

    Hardrock Haven rating: 7.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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