Description

Tattooed heart is the second studio album by German melodic hard rock band Evidence one originally released in 2004. At the time Frontline members, guitarist Robert Boebel, drummer Rami Ali and bassist Thomas Bauer would regroup with lead singer Carsten Schulz (Domain, Midnite Club) and guitarist Wolfgang Schimmer. 2004 also sat the release of the seventh Frontline studio album, therefore one could reasonably question how focused was this second studio effort by Evidence one. Truth is that Tattooed heart is an incredible melodic hard rock album with a metallic flavour to it. As everything carrying the signature of Robert Boebel, the album benefits from incredibly thick and polished production; from there onwards the melodies come in plenty, the solos are more extensive while Carsten’s vocal performance is technically impeccable and passionate as always. The overall sound of the album could easily be characterized as arena hard rock, simply because everything on Tattooed heart sounds immense. One could use the term overproduced on the album, still a hard rock fan would rarely complain for a band’s devastating drum sound or plethora of melodic guitar lines. As much as I love the smooth AOR of bands like Fair Warning, it’s when melodic rock bands flex a bit of muscle that I most enjoy the music. Listening to an anthem like When Thunder Hits the Ground in particular reminds me why I love this music so much in the first place. If you enjoy melodic hard rock produced to the maximum, filled with decimating choruses, titanic rhythm section and endless melodic attack you should definitely get Evidence one-Tattooed heart as well as trying Boebel’s other bands namely Frontline, State of rock and Sanction X.

Track listing:
1. Moonsigh
2. Virus in My Veins
3. Written in Blood
4. Tattooed Heart
5. Infinite Seconds
6. When Thunder Hits the Ground
7. In Love and War
8. Slave to the Machine
9. Anything I Need to Know
10. Child of Insanity