{"id":30408,"date":"2013-06-24T21:47:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T02:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=30408"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:36:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:36:16","slug":"huntress-starbound-beast-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/huntress-starbound-beast-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntress | Starbound Beast<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Matt Karpe<\/span>
\n– Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"HUNTRESSCalifornian quintet Huntress are back with the follow up to last year\u2019s debut album Spell Eater<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Starbound Beast<\/em> fuses melodic heavy metal with elements of thrash and doom, and in front-woman Jill Janus, Huntress have a vocalist with such a diverse range in her voice that one minute you can be seduced by her delicate singing, and in the next breath be scared half to death by her demonic howling in Black Metal style.<\/p>\n

After a doom laden intro of \u201cEnter The Exosphere\u201d, \u201cBlood Sisters\u201d unleashes itself with some good guitar riffs and an excellent solo from Blake Meahl. Janus\u2019 vocal variation is on full show as her rasping voice trades with some high pitched shrieking.<\/p>\n

Title track \u201cStarbound Beast\u201d has an infectious chorus, arguably the most melodic on show throughout, before the song turns progressive where some of the best guitar work is performed by Meahl and second guitarist Anthony Crocamo.<\/p>\n

\u201cZenith\u201d and \u201cOracle\u201d are the two tracks with thrash metal influences, and the drumming by Carl Wierzbicky is heartstoppingly deafening.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlpha Tauri\u201d closes the album with a six-and-a-half minute epic full of blistering instrumental and all the styles of Janus\u2019 voice available to be heard one last time.<\/p>\n

The standout track of the album however, came a long time before the end, but it deserves to be left till last.<\/p>\n

\u201cI Want To Fuck You To Death\u201d is a sleaze fueled modern metal classic-in-the-making. Co-written by metal legend Lemmy, the track has in places small Mot\u00f6rhead similarities. The raunchy guitar work is accompanied by some pounding drumming, and Janus sings Lemmy\u2019s lyrics both sexily and seductively. It\u2019s unlike any other Huntress song, and maybe because of this, it makes it that little bit more valuable to the bands discography. \u201cI Want To Fuck You To Death\u201d is catchy as hell and it will surely become a fan favorite.<\/p>\n

All in all Starbound Beast<\/em> isn\u2019t a bad album, and you can see why Huntress has received widespread exposure since their inception into the heavy metal world. Jill Janus is definitely a vocalist to keep an eye (and ear) on in the future, and the musicianship of Meahl, Crocamo, Wierzbicky and bassist Ian Alden contains a bundle of talent. The guitar solos are a real highlight, and no matter what the style of each song is, Meahl and Crocamo have come up with a tune that suits to perfection.<\/p>\n

After Starbound Beast<\/em>, Huntress could now be Star(dom)Bound.<\/p>\n

Genre: Melodic Heavy Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nJill Janus- Vocals
\nBlake Meahl- Guitar
\nAnthony Crocamo- Guitar
\nIan Alden- Bass
\nCarl Wierzbicky- Drums<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tEnter The Exosphere
\n2.\tBlood Sisters
\n3.\tI Want To Fuck You To Death
\n4.\tDestroy Your Life
\n5.\tStarbound Beast
\n6.\tZenith
\n7.\tOracle
\n8.\tReceiver
\n9.\tSpectra Spectral
\n10.\tAlpha Tauri<\/p>\n

Label: Napalm Records<\/p>\n

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

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

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