After 'Tokyo Motor Fist' dating from 2017, the Americans of 'Tokyo Motor Fist' are releasing a new album, 'Lions' in the continuity of the previous one with everything we want to find in a good melodic hard-rock straight out of the 80s/90s and listening to the first tracks, we actually find ourselves a few decades back with a certain group, 'Def Leppard' and simple but hyper effective melodies embellished superb choirs.
'Lions' therefore brings together all the ingredients to have a good time with heady melodies that never leave you, starting with a 'Youngblood' and its super effective chorus, then the backing vocals of 'Monster In Me' which adds a layer and the energetic 'Around Midnight' continues in this all traced way, just like 'Mean It' which brings us back to the melodies and backing vocals of 'Def Leppard'. The first ballad break arrives with the eponymous title of the album with the participation of the keyboardist 'Dennis Deyoung' from 'Styx' and who has just released a new solo album ’26 East, Vol. 1’ bringing a symphonic side, then, it is left with very good hard-rock, simple but so effective, with 'Decadence on 10th Street', and the rest of the album takes us through the remarkable mid-tempo 'Dream You Heart Out', reminiscent of 'Asia', the melodic AOR 'Blow Your Mind' to make an entire audience sing, a lively 'Sedona' on which we can’t help but stomp to mark the tempo, the luminous 'Look Into Me' with a new heady chorus, the album ending with the melodic jewel 'Winner Takes All' with a last chorus which stays etched in your head.
In summary, without surprise, the Americans of 'Tokyo Motor Fist' are releasing a new album filled with good melodic hard-rock to be consumed without moderation and accessible to a general public adept of this style which has been popularized in the 80s by formations like 'Def Leppard'... | |
