Blue Öyster Cult – Heaven Forbid
Label: Frontiers Records
Release date: out now
Website: www.blueoystercult.com
Don‘t let yourself being frightened by the horrible cover artwork because the next before last studio album is one of the best and surprisingly heavy in the long and glamorous 40+ years career of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. The heavy but nevertheless catchy “Power Underneath Despair“ is a cracker live (as witnessed on the German tour 1998 with special guest FAIR WARNING) and together with “See You In Black“ worth the money alone. Two former RAINBOW drummers in Chuck Burgi and Bobby Rondinelli (on “Live For Me“) took part in the recording process. The lyrics for this album were nearly completely written by science fiction author John Shirley and suited the darker approach of “Heaven Forbid“. Didn‘t think it needed one, but the CD received a remastering treat by Frontiers house producer Alessandro Del Vecchio. If you haven‘t got “Heaven Forbid“ in your classic rock collection, be sure to pick up one this time!
8/10
Andreas Höhn
Tracklist:
- See You In Black
- Harvest Moon
- Power Underneath Despair
- X-Ray Eyes
- Hammer Back
- Damaged
- Cold Gray Light Of Dawn
- Real World
- Live For Me
- Still Burnin’
- In Thee
