It is not easy to write about heavy metal that is pure of heart and true in a way that can leave you speechless in its honesty. There is nothing new here, but I’ll be damned if this album is not pure gold heavy metal that belongs four decades before our time: at the time were bands like this shaped the sound of heavy metal.
This company of brats is just unstoppable in its delivery of incendiary metal tunes. From the drums and base, to the one of kind voice of Sarabeth Linden, Shock To The System is relentless: an unstoppable slab of fun, carelessness and nostalgia for the time of heavy metal’s innocent years, that can be felt even from the album cover. It is the equivalent of films like First Blood, Midnight Run, Mad Max, Escape From New york, films that were filled with action but underneath it all, there was this sense of fun intertwined with danger.
The whole album is engrossing, since all the songs are filled with high energy and the performance of everyone is in top form, but I feel the need to stress out how distinct is Sarabeth’s voice and performance, shaping the identity of the band to something unique and special. Along with other heavy metal bands that have a woman behind the mic, bands like Savage Master, Shadowland, Sanhedrin and more, Tower have co-created a new wave of retro heavy metal that is filled with denim and leather that has the scent of a woman. A question that may arise to some minds is if this plays any role and my response would be yes and no. Yes, because the aggression of a woman’s voice, the edge that it gives, feels different and no, because it’s pure heavy metal with an honest heart and it doesn’t matter. It just doesn’t matter.
Shock To The System is an excellent album of heavy metal tunes that is both a testament and a promise for a bright future.
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