{"id":47016,"date":"2014-11-20T07:54:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T12:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=47016"},"modified":"2014-11-20T07:54:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T12:54:54","slug":"johnny-touch-inner-city-wolves-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/johnny-touch-inner-city-wolves-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Touch | Inner City Wolves<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"JohnnyIf the so-called New Wave of Traditional Metal is a real movement, it\u2019s definitely a global one. Hailing from Australia, traditional heavy metal band Johnny Touch delivered their full-length debut Inner City Wolves<\/em> earlier this year. It\u2019s out on the Shadow Kingdom label, who like Pure Steel and Cruz Del Sur, has been delivering a lot of great new traditional metal bands in recent years.<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t always judge a book (or an album in this case) by its cover, but when you see an image of a gun-toting Mad Max-looking chick riding a giant wolf through a post-apocalyptic cityscape, you can safely assume you\u2019re in for some classic heavy metal. Johnny Touch clearly takes their cues from Judas Priest, Riot and the NWOBHM scene, with blazing guitars (and some wicked shredding), driving rhythms, and lyrics focusing on battle, dark ladies and glorious metal. The vocals aren\u2019t super-high, and they have some real power.<\/p>\n

Inner City Wolves<\/em> is really fun stuff. It\u2019s not terribly original. It\u2019s not terribly complicated. But that\u2019s pretty much the point. You listen to a band like Johnny Touch when you\u2019re tired of endless sub-genres and pretentious concept albums and just want to rock out for 40 minutes or so. And blasting songs like \u201cThe Metal Embrace,\u201d \u201cDishonourable Discharge\u201d and the epic \u201cBlack Company\u201d definitely gets the job done. And fans of Yngwie Malmsteen-style shred heroics are going to love \u201cRadiation Axeposure.\u201d The album loses something in either the production or the mastering, as it requires more volume than most new releases, but that\u2019s a minor gripe.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re following this new breed of old school metal bands \u2013 particularly bands like Skull Fist, Cauldron, Night Demon, Volture and the like \u2013 then you\u2019ll definitely want to check out Johnny Touch. Inner City Wolves is a very solid, totally enjoyable debut from a welcome addition to the global traditional heavy metal scene.<\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal, Traditional Metal<\/p>\n

Lineup:
\nInphiltrator (b)
\nDenimal (d)
\nJamie Whyte (g)
\nPahl Hodgson (v)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tIt\u2019s Alright
\n2.\tThe Metal Embrace
\n3.\tLady Stutter
\n4.\tRadiation Axeposure
\n5.\tDishonourable Discharge
\n6.\tEnd of Daze
\n7.\tBitch of a Son
\n8.\tBlack Company<\/p>\n

Label: Shadow Kingdom<\/p>\n

Website: www.facebook.com\/JohnnyTouchAus<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 7.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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