Michael Flexig (Zeno) – Keeper Of The Flame
Label: Yellow Snake Records
Release date: 27.03.2020
Website: www.facebook.com/michaelflexigofficial
An album full of hits – this is how “The Keeper Of The Flame” can be described best. This record contains 19 classic ZENO tracks in their original form and also offers three European bonus tracks which differ from the Asian version. The album was already released in Japan in December 2019 and reached the #1 slot at the Japanese Metal & Hard Rock charts. FLEXIG dedicates this release to the late ZENO ROTH who passed away too early in 2018. Musically, the record shows the incredible talent this group had during its existence and showcases why ZENO became so big in Japan. Even though most of the material on “Keeper Of The Flame” is already known, the pure magic of songs like “Eastern Sun”, “Meet Me At The Rainbow” and “Heat Of Emotion” stood the test of time. Some of the material offered here without doubt belongs to the best ever written tracks in German Hard Rock history. FLEXIG’s big vocal range and the incredible, tasty guitar performance from Roth definitely were the biggest trademarks of this band which shine throughout the whole disc. Other musicians appearing on this album amongst others are some members from FAIR WARNING including Ule W. Ritgen (bass), Helge Engelke (guitars) and drummer CC Behrens on various songs.
9/10
Birgitt Schwanke
Tracklist:
1. Don’t Count Me Out
2. Good Game Bad Game
3. Far Away
4. Signs On The Sky
5. Don’t Tell The Wind
6. Eastern Sun
7. A Little More Love
8. Love Will Live
9. Heat Of Emotion
10. Is It Love
11. Walking On A Thin Line
12. Together
13. Out In The Night
14. World Of Tomorrow
15. In Love With An Angel
16. Love In Your Eyes
17. Meet Me At The Rainbow
18. Listen To The Light
19. Some Rocks Don’t Roll
