V\u00e1n Records\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
2008 marked the beginning of Dutch metal band VANDERBUYST. Still consisting of Jochen Jonkman, bass\/vocals, Willem Verbuyst, guitars, and Barry Van Esbroek, drums, the Dutchmen release their second outing. Their admiration for the 80\u00b4s cannot be mistaken, and their visual style is reminiscent of TANK in their heyday. Musically there are no surprises here, yet, but guitar driven NWOBHM or a less intricate MSG\/UFO if you like. Live seems to be their right environment, and the songs are recorded with Pieter Kloos, again, and with a true live sense. The album cover will remind you of things in the past, and the music too, so, here goes.<\/p>\n
Opener \u201cBlack and Blue\u201d is very in-your-face, very eighties in every way, but the refrain is not quite up to par with their previous work. \u201cInto the Fire\u201d might remind you of DOKKEN, but the opening guitar work is more in the line of MICHAEL SCHENKER than GEORGE LYNCH. The refrain is far superior to the opener, and why this wasn\u00b4t the opener is a fair question. The live feeling is there, the sweaty studio gig is almost visible to your mind\u00b4s eye as you listen. The tracks are slightly above average until the contagious \u201cReap the Fields\u201d. That track, and the even more supreme \u201cKGB\u201d raises the bar. The Russioan inspired track is quite fast, highly reminiscent of GASKIN\u00b4S \u201cHigh Crime Zone\u201d. A song that will take them places! The ending of \u201cWhere\u00b4s That Devil\u201d is a mystery. No more heedlessness, no smiles, just a depressed moaning about waiting for death, vocalist Jochen is not quite recognizable even! But still VANDERBUYST is a band with a future, just stick to your guns and enjoy your studio time\u2026 <\/p>\n
Track List
\nBlack and Blue
\nInto the Fire
\nAnarchistic Storm
\nString of Beads
\nLeaving the Living
\nReap the Fields
\nKGB
\nWhere\u00b4s That Devil<\/p>\n
www.van-records.de www.myspace.com\/vanderbuyst<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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