Here we have the versatile leader of Royal Hunt, showing us his compositional and executive capabilities again, and for the second time in his solo career, in parallel to his usual band that so many auditory treats has given us.
The truth is that the contents of this "Black on Black" isn't too far away from what you can listen to on any of Royal Hunt CDs, although we can say that it is a bit more direct, with simpler songs, full of neo-classicism, virtuosity and with all the exquisiteness of the most melodic AOR and Hard Rock. All of the above sieved through the filter of this Dane with an impeccable style and a polished technique. Another of the virtues of the record, as well as, by extension, of his creator and executor, is its global vision, relevant enough to allow this release not to have any ups and downs.
Don't go and think that this is the record of the year, either, but you can't deny that Mr. Andersen has gone quite further than what the greater part of the musicians do on their solo projects, where they confine themselves to playing all the material that has no place in their respective bands.
Last, I have to tell you that cheerful old André was in charge of all the composition, keyboards, basses and rhythm guitars, whereas a great Rene Rieland was responsible for the guitar solos, Kaj Laege of the drums and that great British gentleman Ian Parry was especially diligent in songs like "Coming Home", "Tell Me Why" or "Life", and maybe not better than in his recordings with Elegy or Consortium Project, but definitely fully exploited.
Ivan Sŕez
Translation: Fausto Navarro http://faustonavarro.com
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