{"id":28335,"date":"2013-03-19T18:15:07","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T23:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=28335"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:34:09","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:34:09","slug":"mustasch-sounds-like-hell-looks-like-heaven-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/mustasch-sounds-like-hell-looks-like-heaven-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Mustasch | Sounds Like Hell, Looks Like Heaven<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– News Editor \/ Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Mustasch\"Swedish heavy rockers Mustasch are back with a new studio album, their sixth overall, titled Sounds Like Hell, Looks Like Heaven<\/em>. The album has actually been out for about a year overseas, but it\u2019s finally getting a proper US release this year. With any luck, this will be the album that brings the band \u2013 already a massively popular and Grammy winning act in their home country \u2013 the attention of American rock and metal fans.<\/p>\n

Mustasch has an interesting, and completely awesome, sound. Their rhythms and riffs are heavy \u2013 as in giant slab of granite HEAVY, which gives them one foot in the stoner metal territory occupied by bands like The Sword and Orange Goblin, but there\u2019s also a hard rock side to things that brings to mind Motorhead and The Cult (especially in singer\/rhythm guitarist Ralf Gyllenhammar\u2019s vocal style and overall presence). They\u2019ve got an overall vibe that\u2019s similar to Volbeat, even though their sound is very different. So yeah, hard-heavy-rock-metal, what\u2019s not to like?<\/p>\n

Sounds Like Hell, Looks Like Heaven<\/em> is a short album (ten tracks totaling just 35 minutes), but it\u2019s a pedal to the metal blast all the way through, and every song is a winner. Once the high octane opening number \u201cSpeed Metal\u201d kicks in, you can pretty much forget about doing anything other than rocking out for the next half hour. Song after song, riff after riff, and groove after groove, Sounds Like Hell, Looks Like Heaven<\/em> refuses to let go until the short, strange outro \u201cNorthern Link\u201d sends us off on a mellow note.<\/p>\n

This is such an easy album to recommend. If you like music that rocks, buy a copy of Sounds Like Hell, Looks Like Heaven<\/em> and become a Mustasch fan for life. It\u2019s past time that American audiences are let in on what European crowds already know. Mustasch is a band that has all the potential in the world to get huge here if they follow the path Volbeat took in touring relentlessly and winning over new fans one club at a time.<\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal, Stoner Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nStam Johansson (b)
\nDanne McKenzie (d)
\nRalf Gyllenhammar (v) (g)
\nDavid Johannesson (g)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tSpeed Metal
\n2.\tThe Challenger
\n3.\tIt\u2019s Never Too Late
\n4.\tCold Heart Mother Son
\n5.\tMorning Star
\n6.\tDead Again
\n7.\tYour Father Must Be Proud of You
\n8.\tDestroyed By Destruction
\n9.\tI Don\u2019t Hate You
\n10.\tNorthern Link<\/p>\n

Label: Regain Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.mustasch.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 9.25\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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