{"id":19863,"date":"2012-05-05T06:06:29","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T11:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=19863"},"modified":"2013-02-05T16:05:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T21:05:49","slug":"juliets-vice-juliets-vice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/juliets-vice-juliets-vice\/","title":{"rendered":"Juliet\u2019s Vice | Juliet\u2019s Vice<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Mark Allen<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Juliet\u2019s Vice might hail from Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, but the only kind of love they seem to believe in is the kind that lurks in sin-shadowed back alleys and filth-strewn gutters. Nothing wrong with that; when you\u2019re a sleaze metal band, nobody expects you to sing about the love of Jesus (come to think of it, Christian sleaze metal might be an untapped genre) or eternal romance sparked over a candlelight dinner. This is the band\u2019s third album and they stick with the creed that if it ain\u2019t broke then don\u2019t fix it, cranking out another devilish dose of bad attitude and bad ass riffs.<\/p>\n

Juliet\u2019s Vice punched our collective cochlea last year with d.g.a.f. and leaned heavily on the slithering riffs of Guns N\u2019 Roses while doing so. That style is still hanging around on this self-titled album, but the band has upped the heaviness factor by incorporating a thicker sound, adding some metal beef to bulk up their \u201880s hard rock foundation. As is often the case when rock bands turn to metal, some of the hooks have suffered in the transformation, but the heavier style and muscular bottom end is something Juliet\u2019s Vice should definitely pursue further on future albums.<\/p>\n

They should also pursue production improvement. Granted, the rough, raw aesthetics sort of fit the sleazy vibe the band is going for, but a little more polish would be appreciated. Slick and sleazy need not be contradictory adjectives. And the engineering is definitely sub par, the mix a bit too muffled and muddy. The sonic quality needs to be crisper for the songs to deliver maximum impact. That said, while the production is easy to criticize, it\u2019s also easy to forgive, as this is an indie band whose recording budget was probably less than what Bret Michaels spends on hair extensions. <\/p>\n

But if fans of pristine production aren\u2019t going to be impressed, maybe fans of tear-it-up guitars will be. Because that\u2019s what Dan Parsels and Damian MonteCarlo, who also share lead vocal duties, do with their axes: slam out some serious six-string savagery. Not the technical ego-masturbation of Malmsteen or Pell, but rather the sizzle and scorch necessary to bring a sleaze metal album to life. In other words, the guitar work here is not neat and neoclassical\u2026it\u2019s nice and nasty.<\/p>\n

The songs consist of all rockers, no ballads. If you want to rock out with your balls out from start to finish, then Juliet\u2019s Vice is your band. Take \u201cDirty Little Princess\u201d for instance; this is sleaze metal of the highest order, easily the best song these guys have ever recorded. It\u2019s got raunchy lyrics, politically-incorrect profanity, more attitude than a badger with a wasp stuck up its ass, and a hard rocking chorus ripped right out of the pages of the oldschool Sunset Strip handbook. Next up is \u201cTattoos n\u2019 Pink,\u201d the kind of fun, catchy little ditty that you find yourself humming after just one spin. If you\u2019re looking for the heavier stuff, \u201cYou Don\u2019t Own Me\u201d gets the job done with powerful guitars, emphatic drumming, and lyrical eloquence along the lines of, \u201cBitch, I\u2019ll see you in Hell.\u201d Probably safe to say these guys don\u2019t have day jobs writing for Hallmark.<\/p>\n

Juliet\u2019s Vice make no pretensions about who they are. They are sleaze metal, they are gutter rock, they are the spirited debauchery of the \u201880s given current incarnation with zero modern concessions. William Shakespeare once wrote, \u201c\u2019Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.\u201d Call Juliet\u2019 Vice idiots and they\u2019d probably smash your teeth down your throat with a broken beer bottle, but they are full of sound and fury that signifies nothing but a good time for sleaze metal enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

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

Band:
\nDan Parsels (guitars, vocals)
\nDamian MonteCarlo (guitar, vocals)
\nJoe Mal (bass)
\nNicolino Maiellano (drums)<\/p>\n

Track Listing
\n1. Star
\n2. Dirty Little Princess
\n3. Tattoos n\u2019 Pink
\n4. The Ones to Blame
\n5. Fireball
\n6. Silver Screen
\n7. You Don\u2019t Own Me
\n8. Broken Home<\/p>\n

Label: indie<\/p>\n

Webpage: www.reverbnation.com\/julietsvicerocks<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 7\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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