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While it may seem that the Frontiers label is more of a factory these days, cranking out an endless series of mostly-forgettable collaboration projects, they do manage to discover a truly remarkable new artist from time to time and bring them to a wider audience. Think Creye, or Magic Dance. Their latest discovery is a new band from Sweden called Vypera, who just released their debut album, titled Eat Your Heart Out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, you may have just read \u201cnew Frontiers band\u201d and \u201cSweden\u201d and went immediately to \u201cCrashdiet\/Crazy Lixx clone.\u201d Vypera is definitely not that. They are similarly melodic, highly polished and retro hard rock minded, but Vypera has their sights set on a different kind of \u201880s rock. Instead of chasing that Motley Crue and Def Leppard sound, Vypera\u2019s influences are the more metallic bands like Icon, King Kobra, Shy, Fifth Angel, Lion, Kick Axe and Leatherwolf. It\u2019s a sound that very few new bands seem to chase, and fewer still do so well. Vyper nails it, capturing the sound and the sheer energy (and yes, a measure of cheesiness) of that era. If you didn\u2019t know better, you\u2019d swear this was a lost 1987 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vypera doesn\u2019t change things up much on Eat Your Heart Out<\/em>. The obligatory ballad (\u201cFantasy\u201d) aside, this album is song after song chock-full of razor-sharp riffs and huge shout-along choruses. And in true \u201880s fashion every one of those choruses is about living fast and\/or on the edge, going for the kill, and running in the night. Hey, if you want lyrical depth, go listen to the new Porcupine Tree album. If you want to rock out to the 2022 equivalent of the Transformers soundtrack, this is where the action\u2019s at. They\u2019ve got a fantastic singer in Andreas Wallstrom, and despite a huge guitar sound just a single (excellent) guitarist in Christoffer Thelin, and the album is produced by Cederick \u201cCed\u201d Forsburg, who as the mastermind behind Blazon Stone and Rocka Rollas is already a pro at capturing that classic metal atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Horns up to Frontiers for bringing this very talented and exciting band to our attention. At this point Eat Your Heart Out<\/em> is arguably the label\u2019s best release this year. If you like old school Hard Rock with a Metal edge, you need Vypera in your life. If you still need convincing, it shouldn\u2019t take much more than 30 second or so of Headbangers Ball-ready rockers like \u201cStanding On The Edge,\u201d \u201cDanger\u201d or \u201cCold As Ice\u201d to make you a believer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre: Hard Rock<\/p>\n\n\n\n Band: Track Listing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Label: Frontiers<\/p>\n\n\n\n Website: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Vyperaofficial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hardrock Haven rating: [usr 9 size=20]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Andreas Wallstrom (v)
Christoffer Thelin (g)
Andreas Andersson (b)
Johan Pettersson (d)<\/p>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Vypera.jpg\")
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