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BLACK WIDOW
Satan's Playground
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Based out of Maryland, Black Widow offers a traditional old school
metal approach that is most appealing to these ears. Lead
singer Cat reminds me of three vocalists in particular Doro Pesch,
Betsy Bitch and Mary Ann Scandiffio of Blacklace.
Cat has a cool, confident voice that never wavers or shows weakness,
unlike many of her male counterparts. Fans of bands such as
Blacklace will absolutely love the approach Black Widow has taken
throughout. Epic tracks such as the title cut "Satan's
Playground" highlight Cat's powerful vocals. While she does
not go into the upper ranges, her vocal confidence
over the course of the disc works well with the music.
Musically, Black Widow is steeped in traditional metal featuring
solid guitar riffs and precise solos provided by guitarist Johnny.
"The Unknown" reminds me of a band some of you may remember by the
name of Avalanche. The song features almost a military type
delivery with its simplistic charge. On "Night Chills" Johnny
seems like his delivery is delving a bit into Ted Nugent territory
on his more metal oriented releases. Closing track "Heavy
Metal Warrior" features over seven minutes of basic American metal
that recalls a time when talent was king over studio tricks.
The production is rather stripped down throughout "Satan's
Playground" but this type of release does not need the Pro Tools
treatment to over-sanitize the CD. This honest approach
provides for much more feel than many of the machine-aided Euro
metal releases.
Tracks:
1. Black Sunshine
2. Silent Scream
3. Ends of the Earth
4. BlackJack
5. Now It's Over
6. Satan's Playground
7. Brain Damage
8. Winds of Fire
9. You're Guilty
10. The Unknown
11. Night Chills
12. Heavy Metal Warrior
Black Widow is:
Tom-Drums
Johnny-Guitar
Dean-Bass
Cat-Vocals
Homepage:
http://www.blackwidow.vze.com/
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