“What could be more Rock And Roll than this?” the publicity asks and the answer is that this album, written and played in its entirety by Mauro Cordeiro at his home studio MauCor Music over the period of a year is “not a lot – this is real rock and roll.”
Starting with the infectious stomp of ‘People (We’re the Chosen Ones)‘ the front foot is immediately forward and the following eight selections make an impressive introduction to this great new band based in São Paulo, Brazil which has undergone a new lineup to be announced very soon.
‘Crocodile’s Heart‘ which follows adds some nice laid back melodies and vintage 80’s feel before ‘Burning Wire’s‘ huge groove sizzles and ‘LeatherJacks‘ itself builds nicely to reveal an anthem worthy of repeated listens.
But there’s plenty more fuel in this fire: ‘Emotions On Sale‘ is a beautifully constructed slower rocker that grows in stature with every listen and ‘The Slammer’ takes you on a metal-clad rocking ride before the glorious super-charged riff ride of ‘Do You Fucking Pay My Bills?‘
There’s a moments respite, if you can call it that with the instrumental fury of ‘MotoCross‘ before the title track in all it’s hard rocking glory, ‘The Lost Arks Of Rock And Roll‘ finishes things up in fine riff-driven style.
If you like your rock and roll with a distinct 80’s flavour but with the fresh modern sounds of the 2000’s merging together into a style that unites Hard Rock and Heavy Metal then this is indeed well worth a listen.
If you like the album it doesn’t end there – the band release a single at Christmas titled ‘I Hate To Fall In Love‘ which turns out to be a rather driven and aggressive hard rocker, leading the way to the next chapter for this exciting new band.
TRACKLIST: 01. People (We’re Chosen Ones) | 02. Crocodile’s Heart | 03. Burning Wire | 04. LeatherJacks | 05. Emotions On Sale | 06. The Slammer | 07. Do You Fucking Pay My Bills? | 08. MotoCross (Instrumental) | 09. The Lost Arks Of Rock And Roll
