OLIVER WEERS

Weers first sprang to prominence in his native Denmark after participating in that country’s version of the X Factor. This is his second release, following on 2008’s ‘Get Ready’. For this album, Weers has put together a band consisting of guitarists Laki Ragazas and Anders Borre, drummer Morten Hell Born and bassist Anders Bo who also handles production duties. The album begins with a brief intro before the title tracks kicks in. This is a good, solid song but is surpassed by the next cut, ‘All My Life’ which possesses a driving power and is one of the standout numbers on this release. The next few tracks carry on in a similar vein before we get to ‘Beautiful Rain’ which is the first slower number on the album; here Weers gives a very strong performance and is reminiscent of Geoff Tate at his best. The next couple of tracks raise the tempo again and of a good standard. ‘Devil’s Chain follows and is another of this album’s highlights. It is a song with plenty of power, some great guitar work and a strong vocal performance. ‘Demolition Man’ follows but the best is saved for last; ‘Rainbow Star’ is a superb track and brings all the strengths of the band members into a tremendous climax, with the song built round a massive riff. This is a strong release with some excellent songs and some really good performances from the individual band members, and an excellent vocal display from Weers. I think I might move to Denmark if this is typical of what appears on the X Factor over there. It’s infinitely superior to the generic dross we have to suffer in the UK!

LABEL:

FORMAT:

Metal Heaven

Album

EVIL'S BACK

Review by Dave Uphill

RUNNING TIME:

45:53

RELEASE DATE:

28th Feb 2011

TRACK LISTING

1) Intro; 2) Evil's Back
3) All My Life
4) Without You
5) Hero
6) Need It Bad
7) Beautiful Rain
8) Much Too Much
9) Fighting The Mountains
10) Devils Chain
11) Demolition Man
12) Rainbow Star

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

Denmark

"...an excellent vocal display from Weers."