Tad Morose have they been mentioned here ?

[Bryant]

I have owned a copy of "Matters of the Dark" for quite a while and didn't get into it. I think one of the reasons is because I didn't care for the first two songs, but they wind it up on track three "Ethereal Soul." They have great guitar riffs that are 80's style and they also have really good backing vocals. Cool powermetal band here.

Bryant

 

[Fangface]

Awesome band!!
But I don't really consider them that "old school". Their music can attract old school metalheads though, you're right.

They also have that little swedish melodic touch I love, and Urban's vocals are beyond words!
Their latest album Modus Vivendi is definitely worth checking out

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

I'm gonna have to check them out

 

[delize]

I'm gonna have to check them out

Me too!

 

[Bryant]

Awesome band!!
But I don't really consider them that "old school". Their music can attract old school metalheads though, you're right.

They also have that little swedish melodic touch I love, and Urban's vocals are beyond words!
Their latest album Modus Vivendi is definitely worth checking out

I have to totally disagree. I didn't want to use an Accept comparison in my original post because as good as they are, they aren't in the same league as Accept. Many of the main guitar riffs give a very strong Accept vibe though, without sounding "like" them. The vocals sound nothing like Accept but the band does quite often. The harmony vocals sometimes use those low male vocals as well. That's not very common.
Don't get me wrong, you are right about that Swedish "touch" as they have that extra melodic touch Swedes know how to do and the band is not exactly "oldschool" but I think many here would like them.

Bryant

 

[Bryant]

I'm gonna have to check them out

Trix I would honestly STRONGLY recommend this band to you. This band is not at all glam, but they are pretty accessible for fans of many genres of metal. Strong anthem based metal at times. "Ethereal Soul" (as I mentioned in the original post) is a metal anthem.


Bryant

 

[Bryant]

Me too!

Delize I don't know you as well as the Trixter, but this band is kicking my ass and I hate everything. They incorporate the old and new very well. I love this band. It has straight forward guitar-riffs, cool raspy vocals and strong harmony vocals.


Bryant

 

[JonnyD]

Hmmmm interesting an Accept Vibe without the Vocals! that could be great I bet I would love Accept if Udo had died 30 years ago

 

[Fangface]

the band is not exactly "oldschool" but I think many here would like them.

Then I don't know why you disagree 'cause that's exactly what I said...

By the way Tad Morore was a progressive metal band in the beginning, they have evolved into a power metal band now, but I think there are still a few traces of their past in their latest releases.
I wouldn't compare them to Accept though, even without Udo's voice, ok maybe in a few riffs... they're also influenced by a lot of melodic bands like Dio, Uriah Heep...
Sometimes they also have similarities with Lefay, another awesome swedish band!

 

[Bryant]

Then I don't know why you disagree 'cause that's exactly what I said...

By the way Tad Morore was a progressive metal band in the beginning, they have evolved into a power metal band now, but I think there are still a few traces of their past in their latest releases.
I wouldn't compare them to Accept though, even without Udo's voice, ok maybe in a few riffs... they're also influenced by a lot of melodic bands like Dio, Uriah Heep...
Sometimes they also have similarities with Lefay, another awesome swedish band!

I know Tad Morose has went through some member changes. They have been around for about ten years, but I think the current vocalist is on their last three.
As far as sounding a bit like Accept, we will just have to disagree. "Matters of the Dark" has quite a bit of that machine-like yet melodic guitar riffing with the variated power chords Accept more or less perfected.
Either way, I think they are a cool band. I listen to a lot of prog metal, but sometimes I want something a little more straight forward and this band hits the spot. Not to say they are a "three-chord rock band" as they do use some complexity especially in their harmonies, but they would not be a challenging listen for someone who doesn't care for prog.

Bryant

 

[Bryant]

Hate replying to my own post, but I am listening to "Momus Viveldi" (the newest Tad Morose) right now and it has absolutely none of the Accept vibe I was talking about. I guess they used all of that on "Matters of the Dark." This album seems a little more heavy, but I don't think it is as melodic as MotD in general. It has thrash and melodic moments though. I think I am goinmg to like this one too. Can't wait to see these guys in September.

Bryant

 

[Fangface]

If you like it you can get your hands on Undead too, it's more or less in the same vein

 

[Bryant]

If you like it you can get your hands on Undead too, it's more or less in the same vein

I will. This band is kicking my ass. Unfortunately at times they suffer from Syphony Xitis on MotD. That's a disease that a band with a top notch vocalist gets where they sometimes forget to write songs to their vocalist's strengths. The passion and power that pours out of Breed's mouth on "In the Shadows" is incredible. He reminds me a little of a cross between Mike Howe and Tony Martin when he sings at his range limit. That is a pretty high compliment for a vocalist I have been listening to for less than a week as those two are a couple of my favorites.
Krunt might be the founder of the band, but if Breed was my vocalist I would write more songs wrote to showcase his vocals in the higher range. His head vocals are too good to be singing in those middle ranges. He has a unique voice that sounds both raw, powerful and passionate yet very controlled and precise at the same time. Those qualities together aren't common in one vocalist.


Bryant

 

[Greeno]

I bet I would love Accept if Udo had died 30 years ago

Come on man, what would Accept have been without Udo..... just another metal band.... as they proved after Udo left. He didn't have the greatest voice but as soon as you heard it you knew who it was. However, I didn't like his solo stuff. Udo and Accept were made for each other.

As for Tad Morose, the only album I have is A Mended Rhyme, I like it. I've just never gotten around to picking up any of their other discs but you guys have me wanting to hear this new one now.

 

[Fangface]

As for Tad Morose, the only album I have is A Mended Rhyme, I like it.

It's their last album before they throw the keyboards away

 

[Bryant]

Come on man, what would Accept have been without Udo..... just another metal band.... as they proved after Udo left. He didn't have the greatest voice but as soon as you heard it you knew who it was. However, I didn't like his solo stuff. Udo and Accept were made for each other.

I couldn't agree more. The album Accept did without Udo was horrible and while U.D.O. is decent, it ain't even a shadow of Accept.

As far as Udo's voice is concerned, I was an Accept fan for probably a year before I warmed up to his vocals. He is definitely an aquired taste, but Accept is on a very short list of bands that in my ears perfectly blended melody and power perfectly. Of all the former bands out there, I miss them the most.

Obviously I am an Accept fanatic.
Bryant

 

[Bryant]

Accept is on a very short list of bands that in my ears perfectly blended melody and power perfectly. Of all the former bands out there, I miss them the most.

Obviously I am an Accept fanatic.
Bryant

Hey Fangface, I think I just figured out exactly why Tad Morose reminds me of Accept. It is because of the above statement. Much like Accept, Tad Morose blends power and melody in a way few bands do. Accept is one of those that were masters of it. Accept had that "machine like" quality in their guitars (the teutonic sound if you will) without sacrificing melody. Tad Morose doesn't really play many riffs that sound "like" Accept riffs, but the way they blend that power and melody into one in many of their songs are done in a way only a few bands can do and Accept were the masters of that.


Bryant

 

[Fangface]

Hey Fangface, I think I just figured out exactly why Tad Morose reminds me of Accept. It is because of the above statement. Much like Accept, Tad Morose blends power and melody in a way few bands do. Accept is one of those that were masters of it. Accept had that "machine like" quality in their guitars (the teutonic sound if you will) without sacrificing melody. Tad Morose doesn't really play many riffs that sound "like" Accept riffs, but the way they blend that power and melody into one in many of their songs are done in a way only a few bands can do and Accept were the masters of that.

OK, I agree with your Accept comparison here

By the way, Tad Morose covered "Losing More Than You`ve Ever Had", not a great cover by any means but still enjoyable.

 

[Bryant]

OK, I agree with your Accept comparison here

By the way, Tad Morose covered "Losing More Than You`ve Ever Had", not a great cover by any means but still enjoyable.

Whew !! Glad I could finally describe why they reminded me of each other. Sometimes those things are hard for me to really explain. They simply give me a similar vibe, but it's hard to explain that.

I would like to hear that cover. That song smokes, but I can't imagine anyone else doing it. I have heard the one with Dummy Burger, Theroin and Hammerfall on it, but it didn't have Tad Morose or that song on there.

Bryant

 

[JonnyD]

Come on man, what would Accept have been without Udo

lol I guess I'm gonna have to get some Udo free albums and then compare!