When I first heard this bandname I feared for the worst: another superfluous partyrock band... Lucky for you and me this is not the case. 'Game Over' is in fact the debut album from a new band formed by ex-Samson and Mammoth loudmouth Nickey Moore. Still fat and bold, and on the album he gets help from Nazareth guitarist Manuel 'Manny' Charlton. Other guys who make their appearance are Mikael Fassberg and Fredrik Borg (guitar), Andreas Gruffstedt (bass) and Carl-Marc Hildesjoe on drums.
The album opens with the powerful tune 'Queen Bitch', a benchmark for the entire album due to Moore's rough vocals and the twin guitars. 'Catwalk' follows in the same vain, but also a slowbanger like the Sabbath-esque 'Family' and the fast track 'Play Dirty' are real treats. The band also knows that variation is the key to maintain interesting, they regularly switch back a lower gear, like the acoustic piece 'Picture' and the reprise version of 'Gone' prove. I also have the feeling that From Behind is a very cool live band. Too bad therefore that the only tour they seem to do on short notice will be in Denmark.
From Behind is a great example of classic hardrock that still sounds great in 2006 because of its modern sound. I sincerely hope for more after this fine debut.
FROM BEHIND plays for the great masses, hungry for twin- guitar based songs, sung by one of Britain's leading rock vocalists; Nicky Moore. Nicky's CV is as long and impressing as the history of British rock itself. The former SAMSON front man, by some referred to as "the fat guy who replaced Bruce Dickinson", was in fact to large extent responsible for making Samson the British metal legend it still is today, putting the band to their highest chart positions during their career! After Samson disbanded he became part of Mammoth, literally the heaviest of all heavy metal bands, alongside John McCoy of Gillan fame. With a voice dripping with soul and emotion, his reputation as a great performer is up there with the likes of Paul Rodgers, Frankie Miller and Van Morrison. Currently touring with his own blues band, he's today as active as ever. Manuel "Manny" Charlton, a living legend, who from the start in 1968 until 1989 was the guitar player, songwriter and producer in one of the biggest and loudest rock bands to roam the charts in the seventies, NAZARETH. The band gave the world hits as Love Hurts, Razamanaz, Hair Of The Dog, This Flight Tonight, and is still considered as one of the true giants of the era, cited as a major influence by everybody from Dimebag Darell to Axl Rose. Manny was also in charge of pre-production for Gun n´ Roses debut Appetite for Destruction. The Spanish Scotsman, now residing in Dallas, Texas, has released several solo albums, and also done a lot of production work since leaving Nazareth. Andreas Grufstedt, Mikael Fässberg, Fredrik Borg and Carl-Michael "Hilton" Hildesjö have kept a high profile on the south Swedish music scene, playing with Jet Black Combo, Burning Engines and Confactor to name a few. Mikael and Andreas current occupation sees them backing former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul DiAnno while on his 2005-2006 tour. |
