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Track Listing
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· Intro / I'll Be There (1)
· Forever Once Again (2)
· Rescue Me (3)
· Holding On To Your Dreams
· No Way Out
· Better Coming
· I Need You
· Long Way To Heaven
· Paying The Price
· Heart On My Sleeve
· Fuel That Feeds The Fire
(*) Best Tracks
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Buy it if you liked:
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Lost Weekend
Mystery Bloom
Newman
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CRY HAVOC
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Fuel That Feeds The Fire
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Chavis Records
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· Produced By: Rico & Cry Havoc
· Running Time: 54.42 · Genre: Melodic Rock
· Release Date: Out Now · Released: US
· WebLink: Cry Havoc · LabelLink: Chavis
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This is the debut album for the UK's Cry Havoc.
After a label change and a year or two finishing the album, the guys signed with US label Chavis Records, who have just issued this release.
Quite a deal of hype surrounds the band – their supporters have done a compelling job on several melodic message boards.
So is there any substance to the hype? For the most part yes, but not entirely…
The album opens with one of the better intro's I have heard for a while, but it doesn't translate into the big epic rocker it hints at. Nevertheless, the opening track I'll Be There gives a good indication of what these guys are all about.
Cry Havoc play a brand of high-octane guitar driven stadium rock, with all the attitude you might expect, some nice arrangements and a tendency for the big sound – you know, big drums, big guitars, big vocals.
The only trouble is that the mix leaves things a little flat, rather than helping the band realize their big sound. The band has been captured well, but it hasn't been pieced together with the same expertise.
The drum sound especially is powerful, but doesn't really sit well within the albums sound. There is something just not quite right about the mix.
There are some great melodic rock songs – I'll Be There, Forever Once Again, Rescue Me and the moody rocker Fuel That Feeds The Fire.
The harmony vocals are a highlight of the album, as are the vocals in general; it's just that slightly programmed feel, or poor mix of the rhythm section that throws things out. There's also a slight lack of variation in pace and style within the album.
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The Bottom Line
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This is a solid debut and there is no problem with the talent of the guys. A better mix and some more song variation would mean album number two could be quite something.
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Line Up
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· Stevie A Durrand: Vocals, Guitar
· Graham McLeod: Guitar
· Davey Harkness: Drums, Vocals
· Paul Logue: Bass, Vocals
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