I am already familiar with Nils Patrick Johanson as I saw Wuthering Heights live (at one of the ProgpowerUSA shows) but somehow I let Astral Doors continue to slip through my fingers even though I had a friend of mine give me two discs of theirs years ago. I finally checked out "Evil is Forever" and I am totally digging the musicians. .
The musicians on the faster songs fill that void in my ears that Tad Morose left when they went on hiatus. I love that driving twin guitar attack. in fact, they sound closer to TM as far as their rhythm guitar structures on three or four songs on this disc than anyone else I have ever heard. Great guitar tone as well. The drumming is not up to TM's level, but still adequate.
NPJ I like at times and at times he tends to way over accent his vocals. Everyone says he is a Dio clone, but at times he sounds exactly like Tony Martin as well. He sounds more like Ronnie than Tony most of the time, but their are times he sounds exactly like Tony. Does anyone else here that ? It's a bit freaky.
Anyway, those two guitarists (don't even know their names yet) are fucking badass rhythm players !! I am going to go to their site.
Bryant
The musicians on the faster songs fill that void in my ears that Tad Morose left when they went on hiatus. I love that driving twin guitar attack. in fact, they sound closer to TM as far as their rhythm guitar structures on three or four songs on this disc than anyone else I have ever heard. Great guitar tone as well. The drumming is not up to TM's level, but still adequate.
NPJ I like at times and at times he tends to way over accent his vocals. Everyone says he is a Dio clone, but at times he sounds exactly like Tony Martin as well. He sounds more like Ronnie than Tony most of the time, but their are times he sounds exactly like Tony. Does anyone else here that ? It's a bit freaky.
Anyway, those two guitarists (don't even know their names yet) are fucking badass rhythm players !! I am going to go to their site.
Bryant
let's say a threeheadbanging gathering
