{"id":21905,"date":"2012-09-06T14:59:40","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T19:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=21905"},"modified":"2013-02-05T16:27:28","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T21:27:28","slug":"cannon-burning-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/cannon-burning-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannon | Burning Love<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Derric Miller<\/span>
\n– Managing Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Germany has blessed the world with a bevy of Hard Rock\/Heavy Metal bands, from the legendary Scorpions, to the born-again Accept, to the slightly less heralded but immeasurably talented Bonfire \u2014 and that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Germanic music. One German band you may not have paid attention to, but has been around since 1986, is Cannon, and they have just released their new studio album called Burning Love<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Cannon has been through the ups and downs bands experience, from lineup changes, to a major label shutting down the contract right before a signing, to even having their studio tapes stolen for a 1991 album release. But in 2003, the original lineup reformed, they re-released their past recordings, and gave the masses all new recordings in 2005 (Back in Business) and in 2008 (Metal Style). Burning Love is the next step in the band\u2019s metal-edge perseverance. <\/p>\n

A subdued and atmospheric instrumental, \u201cGuardian Pipes,\u201d complete with bagpipes and church bells, opens the album. Then \u201cGuardian of the Night\u201d tears everything asunder, and you\u2019ll hear a maniacal guitarist by the name of Oliver Krueger set things aflame. There\u2019s a reason why Accept was mentioned earlier, and you\u2019ll hear it in both the guitars and the gritty, snarling vocals of Mat Jaehnke. In fact, Jaehnke is somehow a mixture of both Udo and Mark Tornillo, except even in his harshest he probably wields more melody than both. Everything Cannon writes is an anthem, and you\u2019ll have this chorus stuck in your skull for days just hearing it once. <\/p>\n

The title track, \u201cBurning Love,\u201d is another frenetic song, a violent, breakneck composition that still owns a massively melodic chorus. Krueger\u2019s riffing is expert, and you\u2019ll go back and forth on if you like his solos, leads or riffs more. <\/p>\n

\u201cGoodbye\u201d is a complete different animal, especially after listening to the bruising tracks like \u201cHold Me, Love Me.\u201d This song is a \u201cpower ballad,\u201d with dancing keys, smooth acoustic guitar, and a simple yet haunting chorus, especially when Jaehnke sings \u201cGoodbye forever \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, it\u2019s not like Cannon to go soft on you \u2014 their songs are all musical Viagra. So after \u201cGoodbye,\u201d they race into another anthem, \u201cLife,\u201d a song that musically may remind you of Pretty Maids older compositions, with its galloping rhythms and melodic leads. <\/p>\n

A kick ass instrumental, \u201cBachrock,\u201d is one of the more amusing moments on the release. It\u2019s brief, clocking in at 1:10, and allows Krueger to play what can only be described as Neoclassical Metal, something Yngwie Malmsteen brought to the forefront and basically named. <\/p>\n

With 14 overall songs, and nary one you\u2019d ever skip, Burning Love is just a complete Metal album. The gents in Cannon have been blasting away since 1986 and like the resurgent Metal movement, they show no signs of slowing down. Fans of bands like Accept, modern Helloween, Pretty Maids, and about 100 other great Metal bands will surely find something in Cannon that trips their trigger repeatedly and with reckless abandon. <\/p>\n

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

Band:
\nMat Rein Jaehnke – Vocals
\nSteve Carrington – Bass\/Keyboards\/Back. Vocals
\nOliver Krueger \u2013 All Guitars
\nWalter Mueller \u2013 Drums <\/p>\n

Tracklist:
\n01. Guardian Pipes
\n02. Guardian Of The Night
\n03. Burning Love
\n04. Hold Me, Love Me
\n05. Heads Up With The Devil
\n06. Goodbye
\n07. Life
\n08. Cold Morning
\n09. Bachrock
\n10. Holy Devil
\n11. Dreamer
\n12. Run For Your Life
\n13. A Light In The Dark
\n14. One World<\/p>\n

Label: Meantime Music<\/p>\n

Web: www.cannon-the-band.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.2\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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