Cracking 2nd Debut!
Voodoo Six are one of those ‘Classic Rock’ sounding bands who truly deserve to make it big. Bassist Tony Newton and Drummer Gave Cavill have been around the block and toured in support of some of the greats - Dio m/, UFO and the mighty Maiden. Voodoo Six played Download in 2006 and Bloodstock in 2007, and they seemed to have gone off the radar slightly
Their first album ‘Feed My Soul’ did make a very brief appearance in late 2006, but as is typical of this music business, Voodoo Six fell out with their label, stopping the release well and truly dead in its tracks. Fast forward to late 2007 and Voodoo Six are ready to hit the ground running. They are revitalised and with the help of some venture capitalists and new management team, the album has been re-titled and has been remixed by Mike Fraser who has quite a list of bands to his name (Van Halen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Metallica, Thunder and more!) Voodoo Six have added one song to the original release called ‘Faith’ and this has been chosen as the opening single
This is where there rock seeds are planted. Classic Rock sounding songs in the vein of Chris Cornell and the Grunge movement, with some Alice In Chains, and even Aerosmith and Led Zep thrown in for good measure. So not a bad set of credentials, opener and new single ‘Faith’ is a mixture of Soundgarden and Living Colour, with singer Henry Rundell belting out some classic vocal sounds. Faith is heavy/slightly funky sounding with a wah-wah guitar wail throughout, combined with brain mushing bass and drums. I like it!
The album continues in the same vein. Crunchy guitar riffs a plenty, searing vocal work, dextrous and widdly solos, this band has the lot. The album is chock full of classic sounding ‘’in your face, head banging, foot tapping, searing soloing lip-smacking metal!’’
‘One More day’s opening riff is a ringer for Audioslave’s Cochise, its so similar I half expect Cornell to come wailing in. One of my fave’s is the song ‘Sun’ and took me back to seeing the once AOR god fronted Freak Of Nature and is typical of their first great album. Hopefully that is what Voodoo Six will have - a great debut albeit the second time around.
2008 continues with some old and new bands offering up some great sounding rock music. Add Voodoo Six to your ‘bands to seek out’ list and enjoy, you’ll not be disappointed. The future of British rock music is in good hands