{"id":32018,"date":"2013-09-23T08:06:58","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T13:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=32018"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:37:52","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:37:52","slug":"eve-to-adam-locked-loaded-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/eve-to-adam-locked-loaded-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Eve To Adam | Locked & Loaded<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Mark Allen<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"EveWith Locked & Loaded, Eve To Adam (ETA) have moved from the modern rock minor leagues to the majors. Not by proffering anything innovative to the proverbial table, but by precisely nailing the genre in which they have elected to operate. All the components are expertly clicked into place and cranked out with urgency, hunger, and passion. If you liked ETA before, you\u2019re going to love them now. If you thought they were a subpar band before \u2026 you\u2019re still going to love them now. The band has peaked, hit its stride, found its groove \u2026 or insert your metaphor of choice.<\/p>\n

ETA sound like an amalgam of My Darkest Days, Hinder, and Pop Evil. Which means any self-respecting modern hard rock connoisseur just started salivating like a hungry dog handed a sirloin steak with a side of bacon. If you have heard the band\u2019s insanely-infectious single \u201cStraitjacket Supermodel,\u201d then you have a very good idea of what to expect on this album: razored hooks, tough guitars, gritty vocals, pounding rhythms, and supersized choruses.<\/p>\n

When it comes time in a couple of months to settle the score on 2013\u2019s best modern rock releases, it\u2019s hard to comprehend ETA failing to make the cut. In the lyrics to the title track, vocalist Taki Sassaris sneers, \u201cBaby, you should have realized \/ you brought a knife to a gunfight.\u201d If the modern hard rock market is symbolic of a gunfight, then ETA did not show up with a blade, they brought a big-ass bazooka. <\/p>\n

However, like a Hollywood supermodel with halitosis, the album is not quite flawless; a handful of filler tracks (slightly) hobble the quality and momentum. Thankfully, these moments are infrequent enough to not muck up the album as a whole\u2014your impression when the last chord fades from your stereo will be favorable\u2014but from time to time you will realize that the songwriting on a few tracks is not quite as awesome as it is on others. But fear not, the good far outstrips the bad. And frankly, there is no \u201cbad,\u201d just a few \u201cnot as good as the others.\u201d See the difference?<\/p>\n

Selecting a favorite song might be a chore; there is a banquet of badass choices. \u201cImmortal\u201d is heavy, hooky, and punchy, and that triune combination is a winner every time. For pulse-pounding, head-banging, body-moving aggression, \u201cWhat Would You Kill?\u201d injects sonic adrenalin straight into your veins with a huge chorus and well-placed gang vocals. And if you\u2019re looking for catchy and upbeat but still hard rocking, \u201cLet\u2019s Burn\u201d gets the job done with the kind of ear-snagging catchiness that would make Nickelback proud \u2026 or envious. Granted, the lyrics are a bit clich\u00e9d \u2014\u201cI live to feel your fire \/ Light it up, let\u2019s burn\u201d\u2014but they work because it\u2019s that kind of song. When you\u2019re rockin\u2019 out to a tune called \u201cLet\u2019s Burn,\u201d you\u2019re not looking for lyrics by Nostradamus.<\/p>\n

There is no reason for any modern hard rock aficionado not to own this album. Granted, they\u2019re not the first band to unleash this big guitars, big hooks, big choruses brand of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, but they are one of the best to try it in recent memory. Eve To Adam showed up to the party with their hard rock guns fully loaded and while a bullet or two may miss the mark, they hit the bulls-eye more often than not.<\/p>\n

Genre: Modern Hard Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nTakki Sassaris (lead vocals)
\nAlex Sassaris (drums)
\nGaurav Bali (lead guitar)
\nLuis Espaillat (bass, backing vocals)
\nAdam Latiff (rhythm guitar, backing vocals)<\/p>\n

Track Listing
\n1. Locked & Loaded
\n2. Immortal
\n3. Bender
\n4. Straitjacket Supermodel
\n5. Fortune Teller
\n6. What Would You Kill?
\n7. With the Truth
\n8. Let\u2019s Burn
\n9. Crime Scene
\n10. Shut Out The World
\n11. Forever<\/p>\n

Label: Megaforce, Sony RED<\/p>\n

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

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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