Hundred Days - Mission Exodus
Sleepy, rural Yeovil isn't where you'd expect a band that dance between heavy metal and classic rock to hail from, but that's exactly what Hundred Days do, and that's exactly where they're from.
Mission Exodus has a definite hard rock feel, it's not new or innovative but the boys do it well. The album opens with a dark and moody intro before the opening and title track Mission Exodus starts playing. Their sound is solid and you could easily compare them to a lot of classic artists, by the end of the second track; Taste Of Convenience you know exactly what you're going to get with this release.
Burn In Hell slows things down a little bit, but is home to some impressive guitar work, however, the tempo has slowed a little too much and at about a minute in you start become restless.
Suicide Joe follows and it has plenty of energy which is exactly what was needed after the following track. Suicide Joe is the stand out track of the album and the one that will get people singing along at a live show.
The album contains a cover of Live and Let Die which doesn't come close to the standards set by Guns N' Roses or The Wings' and in the vocal department it actual makes for a really uncomfortable listen but their cover of 'Power Of Love' by Huey Lewis fairs slightly better, however, both tracks highlight that the band should stick to original material.
Musically Hundred Days sound great, vocally at times they leave a lot to be desired. Sadly, they decided to close the album with Live And Let Die which is the low point of the album, so listeners are left with a bad taste in their mouths.