Mad Max – Stormchild Rising<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Label: Steamhammer\/SPV<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Release date: August 24th<\/sup>, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n Website: www.facebook.com\/MADMAXband<\/p>\n\n\n\n MAD MAX from M\u00fcnster\/Germany put out their thirteenth album and their 35+ years run and like always they do not disappoint. Frontman Michael Voss (CASANOVA, WOLFPAKK, MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST) has a very unique voice. \u201cStormchild Rising\u201c is mostly melodic hard rock as it should be. The \u201cStormchild\u201c character on the artwork,\u00a0 reaching back to the iconic 1985 album of the band, has been beautifully revived by our own editor Kai Brockschmidt. The lyrics this time, though, are pretty shallow at times (e.g. \u201cLadies & Gentlemen\u201c) and a couple of tracks are rather average (\u201cRain Rain\u201c, \u201cKingdom Fall\u201c or \u201cTake Her\u201c) songwriting-wise. But the powerful album opener \u201cHurricaned\u201c, the melodic and groovy \u201cGemini\u201c, which is reminiscent of the mighty SCORPIONS, or the the highly melodic \u201cEyes Of Love\u201c are absolute highlights of the genre. Lots of diverse and powerful guitars by J\u00fcrgen Breforth make \u201eStormchild\u201c pretty heavy on most of the songs and a sophisticated, pristine production completes the picture here. All the songs will work on stage for sure, too. Comes, amongst others, with a guest appearance of Oz Fox (g, STRYPER) on \u201cThe Blues Ain\u2019t No Stranger\u201c. Good to have bands like MAD MAX around.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n Martin Stark<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tracklist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Hurricaned 3:29<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Talk To The Moon 4:13<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Eyes Of Love 3:33<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Ladies And Gentlemen 4:51<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Mindhunter 4:36<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Rain Rain 4:25<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Gemini 3:52<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. Kingdom Fall 5:02<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. The Blues Ain’t No Stranger 4:17<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. Take Her 3:32<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. Busted 4:51<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. Ladies And Gentlemen (Single Edit) 3:40<\/p>\n\n\n\n