STORMBRINGER.AT: Live at Alpha Wave Studios (Review)
After REALITY SUITE's album “Awaken” , the Hard Rock Quartet can now be heard live at Alpha Wave Studios.
Front woman Kimmii Heart's voice is particularly expressive in the live performances . As on "Awaken", the singer also offers rock'n'roll approaches, which are sometimes paired with shout-like inserts. At "Wingman" the vocalist gets support from the backing vocals. In “Cut, Burn, Bruise” Kimmii showsthat she can use her singing in a variety of ways and offers her listeners a different kind of singing. Here the singing rocker is clearly in the foreground and therefore the instruments tend to stay in the background. Because of the vocal variation of one of my favorite tracks on the whole work. Heavy riffs can be found on "Blame It On Angels". Numerous electric guitar solos and drum inserts give the recordings the necessary coolness. The number “Grave” fits as a dark ballad. Here you will find quieter vocal passages. "Wrong With Me" has catchy tunes. Here you are encouraged to sing along and the chorus is memorized very easily.
My personal favorites besides "Cut, Burn, Bruise" are "Blame It On Angels", "Familiar Taste Of Poison" and "Kiss The Ring".
With the live album, the rocking sound of Kimmii ' s voice is more effective than on "Awaken". Sing-Alone Tuning on “Wrong With Me” also works perfectly. The unplugged version of "Grave" is clearly missing on the live album, since this song was very distinctive on the disc "Awaken". This number also skillfully rounded off the end of the album.
On "Awaken" Kimmii's voice left a lot of space up. With the live album, however, there is nothing to criticize about their singing, since it is used much better live.
Rating: 3.5 / 5.0