Description
2019 press on black vinyl with gatefold cover
Pretty Maids is a super fabulous, splendid little band from Denmark that has been kicking around the metal world for over a decade now. They have traded in their established sound quite a few times, to take on various incarnations of it, all of them distinctively Pretty Maids and uniquely metal. During their 15 plus years in the industry they have churned out a couple of discs that have achieved that classic status, ‘Future World’, and the one before it, ‘Red Hot And Heavy’ come to mind. Yet neither of these Pretty Maids sounds that were the trademarks for these albums, is the form that the band takes on the present day. The band’s current is a mixture of their hard rocking ‘Scream’ and ‘Spooked’ sound, with an even rawer edge. No doubt about it, its hard, its heavy and for the most part, its catchy. It opens with a couple of hard rockers, ‘Snakes In Eden’, and ‘Destination Paradise’. ‘Face Me’ is even better, the song is written and performed in a way that lets the anger and frustration just flow through the speakers. The herky jerky sound thrown in here and there really adds to that feel, as well as the lyrics ‘you piece of trash – you son of a bitch’. Almost the entire album follows along these lines But, as they have been known to do throughout the past decade, they toss in one or two really outstanding songs, that are pure AOR hard rock. ‘Hell On High Heels’ takes one back to the time when metal was on top and big pompous choruses and flowing melodies reigned supreme. Of course, the chorus in this song will stick in your mind for days, its so catchy and ultimately poppy. The album is quite good but not up to the past standards that they have set. Fans of hard rock, Aor and other music lovers who needs a couple of good songs to take you back to the days when metal ruled the stadiums and the radio.
Track list:
1. Snakes In Eden
2. Destination Paradise
3. Hell On High Heels
4. When The Angels Cry
5. Back Off
6. Only In America
7. With These Eyes
8. Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Overdoing
9. Scent Of My Prey
10. Face Me
11. Loveshine