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TWELFTH GATE |
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Jonathan Mariante
Open up the Twelfth Gate
and unleash the metal attack onto the world! This band have "summoned"
a killer album of classic style metal. Their sounds is influenced by old
guard masters like Metallica, Queensryche, Anthrax, Maiden, Priest, etc.
Singer Scott Huffman sounds like Geoff Tate, James Hetfield, and a touch
of Rob Halford. Guitarist Rich Knight is a great player who really shreds
and plays enough for two, giving the band a dual guitar sound, even though
Rich is the only guitar player. The band is rounded out by bassist Rob
Such (very influenced by Steve Harris and Frank Bello) and drummer Mike
Nevaril, who make up a sturdy rhythm section. The band are very old school
and very talented, playing no frills heavy metal like in the good old
days, raw and aggressive, with a sense of musicianship, and some sophisticated
and complex arrangements in some songs. It's almost thrash but not quite,
as Huffman's vocals are melodic and operatic, and the music isn't played
quite fast enough to be considered thrash or speed, but it's still metal,
it's still good, and it still kicks ass! Those yearning for the old days
of metal should dig this. Twelfth Gate will also be playing at the third
Classic Metal Festival this summer in Chicago. For more info check any
of the following:
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