SUNSTORM – Road To Hell

6/10

SUNSTORM - Road To Hell - 6/10

6/10

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Frontiers Music
Release date: June 11, 2018

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AOR fans will be right at home with Sunstorm’s latest album: Road To Hell. Featuring a well-calculated mix of late 80’s Yngwie and Soft Rock Rainbow, Sunstorm’s fifth release is an expertly produced and nicely executed Classic Hard Rock album. Veteran vocalist Joe Lynn Turner sounds fantastic and seems to have kept his voice in top shape. Italian based guitarist Simone Mularoni splatters the record with tasteful leads and the perfect amount of grit. All that being said, many of the songs suffer from being too familiar sounding, to the point that the album doesn’t really stay with you after it’s done. There’s no doubt that these songs are good, but they lack a certain level of inspiration that would help it make more of an impact. The title track is noticeably lackluster.

There are some nice standout tracks like “My Eyes On You”, and “Resurrection”, and these up the energy level considerably. This is a nice safeguard against an album that could easily be too soft sounding. For fans of Joe Lynn Turner and modern AOR in general, this is a no-brainer, however it may not convert any new fans or leave a lasting mark on Hard Rock history.

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Maxxxwell Carlisle

Maxxxwell was a reviewer and the host of The Maxed Out Metal Hour here on Metal Express Radio. He is the current lead guitarist for LA based metal veterans Hellion. In addition to his ongoing role in Hellion, he has also released 5 albums as a solo artist and appeared as a guest writer and soloist on Michael Angelo Batio's Intermezzo album, named one of the Top 5 shred albums of 2014 by Guitar World Magazine. He continues to collaborate with various Metal musicians and teaches guitar technique and Metal composition via Skype. Additionally, he is a former competitive bodybuilder and enjoys a lifestyle based around health, fitness and Metal.
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