{"id":48279,"date":"2015-02-16T13:02:47","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T18:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=48279"},"modified":"2015-02-16T13:02:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T18:02:47","slug":"mystery-from-dusk-till-dawn-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/mystery-from-dusk-till-dawn-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery | From Dusk Till Dawn<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alexandra Mrozowska<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"MYSTERYWhen it comes to acts such as the German Kissin\u2019 Dynamite or the Melbourne-based quartet Mystery, it\u2019s widely known that these musicians and subsequent bands started their careers at very early ages. On one hand, it\u2019s a bit unfair to focus on the band members\u2019 metrics instead of their musical output. On the other \u2013 there is something entirely unique about the musicians who, not only started out their musical journey at the tender age of 14 or 16, but also achieved major successes while in their teens, practically growing up among one concert venue to another. Many of their teenaged peers, as well as their music heroes years earlier, were involved in garage-based local outfits or school bands, rather than playing on main stages all over the world. And the majority of future rock stars, at best, learned their chops playing in the local club circuit, not sharing the stage with Iron Maiden, Europe, M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce or Steel Panther. However, that\u2019s exactly what happened to the Aussie band Mystery, which already is hailed \u201cthe youngest rock band to ever tour the world.\u201d And \u2013 apart from earning a reputation of a great live act \u2013 the young musicians are no newbies to the recording studio, either. The band\u2019s new album From The Dusk \u2018Till Dawn<\/em> was released via Metalopolis Records.<\/p>\n

Forget the tinkling keyboard-driven sounds and sugary melodies \u2013 you won\u2019t find them here. The rocket starts off with the eponymous track \u201cDusk \u2018Till Dawn,\u201d which \u2013 from the first screechy guitar lick \u2013 is a nifty combination of raw AC\/DC-infused Hard Rock and the thick, sleazy sound trademarked by the likes of M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce or L.A. Guns. It\u2019s loud and unpretentious, with punchy work of rhythm section and groovy, simple riffs \u2013 the very roots of \u201880s Rock transformed into the 21st century with youthful nonchalance. \u201cLet It Out\u201d is another solid portion of Sleaze Rock (and an obligatory ration of teenage rebellion \u2013 think Twisted Sister\u2019s \u201cWe\u2019re Not Gonna Take It\u201d transferred 30 years forward in modified package). It has the vivid, almost Punk-ish energy to it, with the band\u2019s lead singer Rocky Ravic delivering his powerful, self-empowering message against the background of blazing guitars. <\/p>\n

\u201cTime To Let You Go\u201d combines the rough melody of early Ratt with the modern sound of the Dave Lepard-era Cr\u00e4shdiet into a pulsating, vivid mixture that is simultaneously raw and catchy \u2013 but still spicier than sugar. \u201cWild And Free\u201d builds up from its opening grinding riff into a straightforward, melodic party anthem, embroidered with some nice vocal harmonies. Its follow-up \u201cFight For You\u201d is a bit less intense. With \u201cPromised Landm\u201d the band goes full throttle again with guitar-laden and rowdy riffs. During \u201cDie Another Day,\u201d things get even heavier; it\u2019s built around a thick, grinding riff. Track seven has an unpolished, coarse vibe to it, drawing as much from the early Guns N\u2019Roses and Faster Pussycat as from modern Rock sound aesthetics. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe One And Only\u201d is another fiery Rock anthem, musically much in vein of its predecessors, with some nifty instrumental embellishments intertwined with catchy choruses, itself preceding the ballad-esque ninth track. \u201cLooking Back;\u201d however, leaves a listener with quite of a mixed impression. Even though the Mystery\u2019s take at power ballad formula precisely seems to follow the recipe \u2013 from the delicate verses and soaring bridges full of Leppard-esque vocal harmonies to the blistering, melodic solo \u2013 the result hardly is outstanding. More convincing, perhaps, is the next track in which Mystery finally indulges itself, unleashing its inner melancholic rocker-on-the-road personas in an overtly sugary, but very decent manner. \u201cFalling From Grace;\u201d however, has the band returning to its rough, nonchalant style with some vivid Skid Row-esque vibe to it. <\/p>\n

The two final tracks on From Dusk To Dawn are Mystery\u2019s renditions of songs by Judas Priest (\u201cI\u2019m A Rocker\u201d) and the Aussie Hard Rock act, The Choirboys (\u201cRun To Paradise\u201d). Somehow, the band\u2019s take on Tipton\/Halford\/Downing-penned anthem loses some of the raw power that is so characteristic to the 1988 original; however, while Ravic chants \u201cI’m a rocker\/And no one can take that away,\u201d there\u2019s no reason to disbelieve the Hard Rock\u2019s golden child. As for \u201cRun For Paradise,\u201d it\u2019s just the other way around as Mystery gets quite feisty in its process of dusting off the forgotten 1988 chart favorite; tints of its Sleaze- and Hard Rock-infused style are clear in comparison with the clean-cut, radio-friendly original. <\/p>\n

Mystery\u2019s From Dusk To Dawn<\/em> is not only a worthy successor to the band\u2019s praised 2013 debut, but it also is a promising forerunner to its further career \u2013 and, most of all, a good Hard Rock album. It captures the band\u2019s youthful energy, combining it with skillful instrumental work \u2013 surprisingly skillful, perhaps, the band members\u2019 ages. And even though there is neither an intention, nor an attempt to deny the group\u2019s \u201880s Rock influences and the echoes of AC\/DC, M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce, Skid Row or Pretty Boy Floyd are to be heard throughout the entire record, there\u2019s hardly a song on From Dusk To Dawn that you could call dated. A fine collection of party anthems, rebellious songs and heartbreak reminiscences, all spiced up with a dose of nifty guitar shredding against catchy, well-crafted choruses \u2013 the sophomore effort of the Aussie Rock industry\u2019s child prodigies certainly is worth your attention. Recommended.<\/p>\n

Genre: Hard Rock, Melodic Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nRocky Ravic \u2013 Guitar, vocals
\nIzzy Angel \u2013 Guitar
\nOzzy Koshi \u2013 Bass
\nKei Bland \u2013 Drums<\/p>\n

Track List:
\n1.\tDusk \u2018Till Dawn
\n2.\tLet It Out
\n3.\tTime To Let You Go
\n4.\tWild And Free
\n5.\tFight For You
\n6.\tPromised Land
\n7.\tDie Another Day
\n8.\tThe One And Only
\n9.\tLooking Back
\n10.\tLiving On The Road
\n11.\tFalling From Grace
\n12.\tI\u2019m A Rocker
\n13.\tRun To Paradise<\/p>\n

Label: Metalapolis Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.mysteryrocks.net<\/a> – www.facebook.com\/mysteryrocks<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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