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MiskamNiretet · 3.5 / 5 · · 2024-08-06 19:48:37
EveryDisc · 3.5 / 5 · · 2017-12-20 08:54:20
After a series of global disagreements among the leaders of the collective, the group was first left by long-time vocalist Claus Lessmann, and after recording the next album, the new frontman David Reece as well. Plus, add to that the change of all the musicians. I.e. now Hans Ziller simply remains the copyright holder of the name under which he can release new albums of a non-existent band. Which he did. But it must be noted, Hans preserved the spirit of Bonfire music 100%, fortunately he was always one of the main authors of the team. And now I will say a heretical thing, but the new vocalist Alexx Stahl is more powerful than Claus Lessmann (and not as nasal) and more interesting than Reece. Not surprised that in the end they kept specifically him in the band (and not Michael Bormann, who was supposed to be the new/old voice of Bonfire). Most of all in Alexx's voice, I was pleased by good high notes in the intonations of Eric Adams, despite the fact that he skillfully copies many of Claus's techniques. Let's add the melody typical for Ziller and the excellent quality of recording and mixing of the material. The compositions are divided into several groups, where they stand out: Rockers - Stand Up 4 Rock, Byte the Bullet; Typical hits of the band - Praying 4 a Miracle, Too Far from Heaven; Ballads - Lonely Nights; Plus a coolest cover of Locomotive Breath, pure Scorpions - Sweet Surrender and a little humor, instrumental (with a hint of shred), and a magnificent version of their own hit from the back catalog - Sweet Obsession. In total, this is a solid album of other guys who still remain Bonfire.
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