{"id":20019,"date":"2012-05-14T18:35:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T23:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=20019"},"modified":"2013-02-05T16:04:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T21:04:00","slug":"cyclone-temple-my-friend-lonely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/cyclone-temple-my-friend-lonely\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclone Temple | My Friend Lonely<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"When groundbreaking Chicago area thrash metal band Znowhite lost vocalist Debbie Gunn (she decided to join Sentinel Beast), guitarist Greg Fulton, bassist Scott Schafer and drummer John Slattery III decided to soldier on, bringing in a new vocalist and eventually changing the band name to Cyclone Temple. By the time their second album \u2013 My Friend Lonely<\/em> \u2013 came out in 1994, Cyclone Temple was on their third vocalist, and faced with a changing musical climate that didn\u2019t exactly favor thrash metal. The album, released on a much smaller independent label, went largely unnoticed, and the band went their separate ways soon after.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a shame Cyclone Temple never reached a wider audience, because they were more than just your average thrash metal band. You hear that clearly on My Friend Lonely<\/em>, an album that reveals a surprisingly diverse set of influences beyond the usual machine gun riffing. There\u2019s a bludgeoning heaviness in the guitar sound that brings to mind Prong, and Sonny DeLuca\u2019s soulful vocals are just as heavy in their own way. The album has a hardcore meets groove vibe that fans of Pantera will recognize, but it also makes sharp, if brief, shifts into almost reggae territory on occasion. This may prove to be a bit too\u2026 out there\u2026for some, but Cyclone Temple\u2019s willingness to experiment is a huge part of what makes My Friend Lonely<\/em> so remarkable all these years later.<\/p>\n

Divebomb\u2019s 2012 reissue of My Friend Lonely<\/em> not only features the original album, fully remastered by Jamie King at Basement Studios; it also includes a newly remastered version of the rare 1993 EP Building Errors<\/em> in the Machine, which featured Marco Salinas on vocals. The EP is a very interesting addition, as all of the songs on it were later re-recorded for My Friend Lonely<\/em>. Salinas did a solid enough job, but it really highlights just how much DeLuca brought to the band. The remastering is incredible, but that\u2019s to be expected given King\u2019s track record for restoring older metal gems. The liner notes include an essay\/band interview by AOL Noisecreep Editor Carlos Ramirez.<\/p>\n

Chalk up another first class thrash metal reissue for the Divebomb label. This upgraded version of My Friend Lonely<\/em> is not only a must-have for Cyclone Temple (and probably Znowhite) fans, it\u2019s also an album that will appeal to fans of forward-thinking, innovative thrash metal in general.<\/p>\n

Genre: Thrash Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nGreg Fulton (g)
\nScott Schafer (b)
\nJohn Slattery III (d)
\nSonny DeLuca (v, tracks 1-9)
\nMarco Salinas (v, tracks 10-14)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tHate Makes Hate
\n2.\tDown the Drain
\n3.\tMy Friend Lonely
\n4.\tMe, Myself & I
\n5.\tDrug of the Masses
\n6.\tComfortably Superficial
\n7.\tKilling Floor
\n8.\tTime Heals All
\n9.\tThe Law of Relativity
\n10.\tHate Makes Hate (alternate version)
\n11.\tMe, Myself & I (alternate version)
\n12.\tDown the Drain (alternate version)
\n13.\tKilling Floor (alternate version)
\n14.\tDrug of the Masses (alternate version)<\/p>\n

Label: Divebomb<\/p>\n

Website: www.myspace.com\/cyclonetemple<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.25\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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