{"id":36176,"date":"2014-01-14T17:04:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T22:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=36176"},"modified":"2014-01-14T17:05:30","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T22:05:30","slug":"crystal-viper-possession-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/crystal-viper-possession-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Viper | <em>Possession<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">by Deb Rao<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Senior Columnist &#8212;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Crystal-Viper-Possession-350x350.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Viper - Possession\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-36178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Crystal-Viper-Possession-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Crystal-Viper-Possession-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Crystal-Viper-Possession.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Crystal Viper, led by vocalist Marta Gabriel, is gearing up for the release of <em>Possession<\/em> via AFM Records on Jan. 21. The band was formed in 2003 and hails from Poland. Crystal Viper has a huge heavy metal arena sound. Marta Gabriel\u2019s vocals are a cross between Doro meets Lita Ford. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoices In My Head\u201d captures the heavy vibe sound that translates throughout the entire album. The song \u201cFight Evil With Evil\u201d has a captivating duo performance between special guest singer Harry Conklin and Marta Gabriel. The album denotes a heavy thrash sound with ferocious riffs accompanied melodic hard rock melodies.  <em>Possession<\/em> crosses over to the dark side of witchcraft with a med-evil vibe on the songs \u201cMark Of The Horned One\u201d and \u201cYou Will Die You Will Burn.\u201d Ronnie James Dio influences are prevalent throughout the entire album. Also shades of Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden run rampart.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very strong release with a \u201880s heavy metal thrash vibe. Singer Marta Gabriel rises to the occasion with her heavy vocal style. Marta only slows down for a second on the melodic \u201cProphet Of The End.\u201d This song has heavy Dio influences. Possession could very well be one of the strongest efforts by Crystal Viper to date. <\/p>\n<p>Genre: Heavy Metal<\/p>\n<p>Band: Marta Gabriel \u2013 Vocals<br \/>\nAndy Wave \u2013 Guitar<br \/>\nTomasz Danczak \u2013 Drums<br \/>\nMichal Badocha \u2013 Bass<\/p>\n<p>Track Listing:<br \/>\n01. Zeta Reticuli<br \/>\n02. Voices In My Head<br \/>\n03. Julia Is Possessed<br \/>\n04. Fight Evil With Evil<br \/>\n05. Mark Of The Horned One<br \/>\n06. Why Can&#8217;t You Listen?<br \/>\n07. You Will Die You Will Burn<br \/>\n08. We Are Many<br \/>\n09. Prophet Of The End<br \/>\n10. Thunder Steel Cover Song By Riot (Bonus)<\/p>\n<p>Label: AFM Records<\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crystalviperofficial\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/crystalviperofficial<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hardrock Haven Rating 8\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">by Deb Rao &#8211; Senior Columnist &#8212; Crystal Viper, led by vocalist Marta Gabriel, is gearing up for the release of Possession via AFM Records on Jan. 21. The band was formed in 2003 and <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/crystal-viper-possession-cd-review\/\" title=\"Crystal Viper | Possession\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":36178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10848],"tags":[8645,2317,8643,2491,8644],"class_list":{"0":"post-36176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arcrvws2014","8":"tag-afm-records","9":"tag-cd-review","10":"tag-crystal-viper","11":"tag-heavy-metal","12":"tag-possession"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}