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Track Listing
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· Dealt By Darkness
· Omen
· Message From Home
· Some Day
· All I Want
· Killing Machine
· Thank You
· The Price Of War
· Only Love
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Discography
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· Flying Beyond The 9
· Anthem
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Buy it if you liked:
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Ryrd
Uli Jon Roth
Queen
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BYRD
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Anthem
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Lion Music
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· Produced By: James Byrd
· Running Time: 41.45 · Genre: Symphonic Metal
· Release Date: Out Now · Released: EU
· WebLink: Byrd · LabelLink: Lion Music
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Anthem is guitar wiz James Byrd's new album, under his band moniker Byrd. It's the former Fifth Angel guitarist's second album under this name.
Anthem is inspired and dedicated to the events of September 11, with the day itself and the days that would follow the subject of the album's lyrics.
Byrd has a very distinct style, mixing guitar shred metal with symphonic pomp rock.
Yngwie Malmsteen meets Queen with a strong progressive twist.
Don't over estimate the album's heaviness. It's actually only a small step up from hard rock, with the orchestral and keyboard sequences adding texture and making it an overall 'lighter' experience than some guitar heavy albums.
There are still plenty of guitar highlights, excellent and well thought out solos as well as some hard hitting riffs.
Vocalist Michael Flatters has a Graham Bonnet quality to his voice - commanding, authorative, but less dominating than the aforementioned Bonnet. He certainly fits the music perfectly, with a rock voice teemed with the pompish flair needed.
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The Bottom Line
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Much like Jame's last album Flying Beyond The 9, this album will appeal to fans of guitar shredders like Yngwie Malmsteen and the pompish Uli Jon Roth for instance, and not to mention a more 'metal' Queen if there could be such a thing!
Fans of the last album and James' very melodic guitar prowess should embrace this album with ease, although I think I prefer the last album by an edge.
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Line Up
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· Michael Flatters: Vocals
· James Byrd: Guitar
· Brian Hutchison: Bass, Drums, Keyboards
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