{"id":62237,"date":"2018-08-11T08:15:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T13:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=62237"},"modified":"2018-09-02T07:32:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T12:32:23","slug":"mob-rules-beast-reborn-music-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2018\/mob-rules-beast-reborn-music-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Mob Rules | Beast Reborn"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Franco Cerchiari<\/span>
\n\u2014 Sr. Columnist \u2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Released on the Steamhammer\/SPV Records label, on the heels of 2016\u2019s excellent Tales From Beyond<\/em>, comes Beast Reborn<\/em>, Mob Rules 9th studio offering. Recently celebrating their 25th anniversary since their formation, this release clearly proves that this German outfit has no intention of resting on their laurels anytime soon. Invoking images of faraway lands and travelers seeking the answers to the unknown, Beast Reborn<\/em> is heavy with everything that is so great about Power Metal with glorious keyboards, layers of vocal harmonies, soaring choruses and power guitar chords. By way of comparison to Tales From Beyond<\/em>, the music of Beast Reborn<\/em> shows that Mob Rules have in a sense have reinvented themselves and the result a release that is louder, more full and daresay, epic. To put it in perspective, imagine the Metal of Helloween and the larger than life sounds of Dream Evil, Human Fortress, Dionysus or Excallion and you have an idea of what Beast Reborn is like. The addition of second guitarist Sonke Jansenn (also the guitarist of Vindictiv) was an excellent idea for the twin guitar attack gives Mob Rules a much fuller sound and feel. <\/p>\n

Great melodies but still heavy, infectious without being overbearing, tough and aggressive, Beast Rebor<\/em>n opens with the 1 minute symphonic instrumental title track complete with strings and cathedral-esque keyboards, but what comes next is what fans of Power Metal are going to want to hear. The almost raw vibe of \u201cGhost Of A Chance\u201d has certain moments that will remind one of Iron Savior, but pay note to the high reaching voices, the monstrous chorus, fantastic keyboards, tough guitars, and the killer bottom end rhythms. \u201cShores Ahead\u201d is a keyboard laden and epic track and \u201cTravellers In Time\u201d is a rousing song that takes the listener on a voyage. The twin guitar attack of \u201cChildren\u2019s Crusade\u201d was excellent, \u201cThe Explorer\u201d was a song that one would assume would be playing while one fights for his honor, and \u201cRevenant Of The Sea\u201d is a somber tune with a stomping beat, that keeps a tight check on the tempo during the verse but during the choruses the guitars come alive with full force. \u201cWay Back Home\u201d again shows why adding a second guitarist was such a good idea and closing Beast Reborn is the ballad \u201cMy Sobriety Mind (For Those Who Left)\u201d that features a simple but effective piano, with a blistering mid track guitar solo that was incredible. <\/p>\n

Harder, darker and more intense that past releases, Mob Rules has done themselves proud here. Of course, radio will continue to prove how useless and stupid they are by turning a deaf ear when incredible bands like Mob Rules releases excellent albums like Beast Reborn, but for those of us who do care about supporting bands (unlike radio), this one needs to be heard and heard as often as possible. <\/p>\n

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

Band Members;
\nKlaus Dirks – vocals
\nMarkus Brinkmann – bass
\nSven Ludke – guitars
\nSonke Jansenn – guitars
\nNikolas Fritz – drums
\nJan Christian Halfbrodt – keyboards<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\nBeast Reborn
\nGhost Of A Chance
\nShores Ahead
\nSinister Light
\nTraveller In Time
\nChildren\u2019s Crusade
\nWar Of Currents
\nThe Explorer
\nRevenants Of The Sea
\nWay Back Home
\nMy Sobriety Mind (For Those Who Left)<\/p>\n

Label: Steamhammer, SPV<\/p>\n

Website: www.mobrules.de<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: [usr 8.5 size=20]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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