Release
date: March 22nd
2019. Label: Czar
Of Crickets Productions.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Back
From The Dead
– Tracklisting
1.
Black From The Dead
2.
Ghost Train
3.
Voodoo Witch
4.
Moonchild
5.
Resist The Gods
6.
A Little Pity
7.
No Surprise
8.
Home
Members
Tobi
Glanzmann - vocals & guitar
Marco
Grementieri - vocals & bass
Silvio
Spadino - drums
Review
King
Legba & The Loas are a band that I hadn’t heard of before
until I listened to their new album – Back From The Dead. The band
play a heavy mix of Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Punk Rock and Stoner
Rock and will appeal to fans of The Hellacopters but with a more
Stoner Rock sound.
The
album was recorded by legendary producer Tomas Skogsberg who has
worked with acts such as The Hellacopters, Backyard Babies and
Entombed. I
can confirm the album sounds great from start to finish and allows
King Legba & The Loas to show off their undeniable talent. The
songs a mixture of different styles but all containing a hard-rocking
Stoner based groove.
Opening
song – Black From The Dead – is parts modern day Monster Magnet
and even Motorhead in places. As the song can’t decide if it’s a
glorious OTT Garage/Stoner Rock song or a classic balls-to-the-wall
Hard Rock/Metal anthem that Motorhead were famous for. Add a few
moments of Heavy Psychedelic Rock and you have one of the standout
songs on the album.
Second
song – Ghost Train – opts for a more classic The Hellacopters
sound but the band add their own style of fast-paced Punk Rock and
Blues Rock sound. The song is quite infectious and that’s perhaps
down to the fantastic vocals of Tobi who feels that he has an
easy-going persona despite the heavy rock vibe being played in the
background.
Third
song – Voodoo Witch – is a more Classic Rock/Punk Rock song with
the band adding a more Doom/Occult Rock vibe to their music
especially with the lyrics. It’s not one of the strongest songs on
the album but it’s a song with bags of personality and shows that
the band know how to have devilish demonic fun.
Fourth
song – Moonchild – is perhaps my favourite song on the album as
the band opt for a more modern Stoner Rock/Metal sound with elements
of Punk Rock keeping the song moving along at a brisk pace. The
lyrics are quite playful and seedy in all of the right places. The
vocals from both Toni and Marco adds real SLEAZE ROCK attitude to the
overall feel of the album.
The
second half of the album carries on the Punk/Stoner Rock attitude the
band created on the first half of the album with the album ending on
an exciting conclusion.
Other
cool songs to check out are: Resist The Gods, A Little Pity and Home.
Back
From The Dead only lasts for 32 minutes or so and it would have been
good if there were a couple of more songs to make the album last that
little bit longer. As it’s over quite quickly and I wasn’t ready
for the album to be over that quickly. However, Back From The Dead is
superbly entertaining and will appeal to a wide range of fans across
the Hard Rock musical spectrum.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Fredy
at
Czar Of Crickets Productions
for
the promo. Back
From The Dead
will be available to buy on CD from March 22nd
2019. The Vinyl can be ordered directly from the band.
You
can listen to the entire album with this exclusive album premiere of
BACK FROM THE DEAD.
