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MONTREAL
ENTRE EL BIEN Y EL MAL
Hurling Metal Records |
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Power metal from Argentina, Montreal has unleashed a punishing
release entitled Entre el Bien y el Mal. Immediate
comparisons can be drawn to Iron Maiden on the track Corte Final
in terms of structure and pacing. However, this comparison
does not apply thorughout the entire disc.
Vocally Claudio Vattino has a raspy delivery that can go from
deep tones to the higher ranges with confidence calling to mind
Zak Stevens (Circle II Circle, Savatage). As is obvious by
the song titles, the songs are sung in Spanish and the Montreal
is as talented and powerful as two of our favorite Spanish vocal
bands in Tierra Santa and Mago de Oz.
A mighty hail has to go out to guitarist Gustavo Ruben for
destroying the strings on his guitar. Just check his
playing and technique on the frantic No Se Banca.
The title cut Entre el Bien y el Mal sounds like Ronnie James
Dio era Black Sabbath in terms of being slow, deliberate and a
touch doomy. Ruben's guitars possessing an Iommi feel and
Vattino phrasing wise heading into Dio territory. The
ballad Nada es Eterno is a nice change of pace that has the vibe
of Seventh Star era Black Sabbath with Vattino doing a chameleon
on the vocals sounding a bit like Glenn Hughes. Amen
returns to the break-neck paced metal as does Rocker, which has
a more of a NWOBHM vibe to it.
Montreal also offers up a pair of Deep Purple covers in
Mistreated and Soldier Of Fortune which the band performs in
English.
In doing a bit of research, I was able to trace their debut
release back to 1999 and it appears that the band has undergone
lineup changes with Ruben being the apparent leader of the
tribe. For those who are open-minded to non-English metal
vocals, Montreal is stellar addition to the collection.
Track Listing:
01. ANIMAS ERRANTES
02. CORTE FINAL
03. NO SE BANCA
04. EL DIA DESPUES
05. ENTRE EL BIEN Y EL MAL
06. NADA ES ETERNO
07. AMEN
08. ROCKER
09. RO-37
10. REQUIEM
11. MISTREATED - Blackmore/Coverdale Deep Purple
12. SOLDIER OF FORTUNE - Blackmore/Coverdale Deep Purple
Gustavo Ruben - Guitar
Gustavo Acosta - Bass
Claudio Vattino - Vocals
Matias Pena - Drums
e-mail:
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