The News Review:
- Putting the rock into Morocco
- JB FR A CWBY: ‘Unfurling A Darkened Gospel’ Video Released …
- Pedal to the metal
- New Music Tuesday: ‘Rock of Ages’ revives big hair and bigger …
Putting the rock into Morocco
BBC News
" Youssef and his band stress they are good Muslims – they do not take drugs or drink alcohol and break off rehearsals to pray. Their songs evoke what they see as terrible injustices all around them – poverty and corruption in Morocco and Africa and the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Youssef’s parents are supportive – up to a point. His mother Rahma Benseddik says she does not really understand the music but she does have one of his songs stored on her mobile phone.
JB FR A CWBY: ‘Unfurling A Darkened Gospel’ Video Released …
Blabbermouth.net
“The ideas involved with the new album branch off from our last record ‘Genesis’ but are more politically based” states Davy. “”Ruination” marks the JB FR A CWBY recording debut of drumming prodigy Jon “The Charn” Rice who has toured with the band since the release of “Genesis” and features ten tracks of state-of-the-art heavy metal music. According to a press release “Ruination” “sees JB FR A CWBY advance by leaps and bounds; the record is a concentrated hotbed of astounding dexterity scorching attack sleek arrangement and thundering musical muscle. Infectious riffs keen dynamics and the assertive vocals of rising star frontman Jonny Davy combine to produce an album that is at once powerful expressive confident and commanding. “Commented Davy “JB FR A CWBY has toured the world and faced a ton of challenges over the course of the last year and a half. All of the hard work that we’ve put in and everything that we’ve experienced is directly reflected in our new songs which we know are our best yet.
Pedal to the metal
Taipei Times
When I over-analyze I find myself in trouble. So when I heard the demo I was like ¡§I¡ll go out there. ¡¨ When I heard the music I knew right away that it was nothing like anything I had ever heard before. That sometimes can be really bad [laughs]. In this case it was really good and right when I heard the music all sorts of really great melodies started popping into my head and I was like ¡§This is a sign. I need to go I need to do this. I need to go out there.
New Music Tuesday: ‘Rock of Ages’ revives big hair and bigger …
New York Daily News
Proof lies in the cast album of “Rock of Ages” a semi-snarky look back at the crime-against-humanity that was hair-metal. It all depends on your tolerance for spandex hair spray and rouge.
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