{"id":51702,"date":"2016-04-30T18:37:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T23:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=51702"},"modified":"2016-04-30T18:37:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T23:37:23","slug":"resurrection-kings-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2016\/resurrection-kings-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurrection Kings | Resurrection Kings<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"ResurrectionResurrection Kings is one of two high-profile projects that debuted this year featuring former Dio guitarists (Vivian Campbell’s Last in Line being the other). Resurrection Kings features guitarist Craig Goldy, who played on Dio’s Dream Evil<\/em> and Magica<\/em> albums (among others), as well as in bands like Giuffria and Dio Disciples. Goldy is joined by vocalist Chas West (Bonham, Tribe of Gypsies), bassist Sean McNabb (Dokken, Lynch Mob) and fellow Dio alum Vinnie Appice on drums. The prolific producer Alessandro Del Vecchio lent his services to the project and wrote some of the material.<\/p>\n

Despite the presence of Goldy and Appice, the Resurrection Kings debut doesn’t have much of a Dio sound to it. Goldy and Del Vecchio have crafted songs that are much more in line with Whitesnake and Joe Lynn Turner era Rainbow than anything else. Sure, you’ll have moments when Goldy’s guitar licks make you think of a classic Dio track, but for the most part, this is a bold, bluesy Melodic Roock album.<\/p>\n

Goldy is definitely in his element here, and his guitar work is the backbone of this album. Chas West has a strong, soulful vocal style that fits this kind of bluesy Melodic Rock perfectly. It remains to be seen whether this turns out to be a proper band or yet another project from the Frontiers factory, but there’s enough chemistry here to make you want to see it continue.<\/p>\n

The almost Badlands-sounding \u201cLivin’ Out Loud\u201d is one of the album’s better moments, as are the soulful, melodic (and still rocking) \u201cWho Do You Run To\u201d and the swaggering \u201cPath of Love,\u201d where West vamps like Coverdale to great effect.<\/p>\n

As long as you don’t go into this expecting a Dio-style Heavy M etal album, there’s a lot to like about the Resurrection Kings debut. It has top-notch guitar playing, fantastic vocals, and a great classic rock vibe. If you’re a fan of Whitesnake, Rainbow, Burning Rain and Voodoo Circle, this is an album that’s well worth hearing.<\/p>\n

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

Lineup:
\nChas West (v)
\nCraig Goldy (g)
\nSean McNabb (b)
\nVinny Appice (d)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tDistant Prayer
\n2.\tLivin’ Out Loud
\n3.\tWash Away
\n4.\tWho Did You Run To
\n5.\tFallin’ For You
\n6.\tNever Say Goodbye
\n7.\tPath of Love
\n8.\tHad Enough
\n9.\tDon’t Have To Fight No More
\n10.\tSilent Wonder
\n11.\tWhat You Take<\/p>\n

Label: Frontiers Records<\/p>\n

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

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

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