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After
8 years of silence Aldo Giuntini & Tony Martin returns with the 3rd
Giuntini Project album, simply entitled: "III". And like no
time had passed this album picks up where we were left with its
predecessor: "Vol. II", which will be re-released at a
mid-priced price on the same date as this new one.
Heavily
inspired by the period when Tony Martin was a part of Black Sabbath,
emphasized on this album with their decision to make a cover-version of
the opening track from Black Sabbath's Tyr album: "Anno Mundi (The
Vision)". But no worries this is no mediocre rip-off, the rest of
the songs flows nicely between the before mentioned influences and
melodic rock songs.
And
Tony Martin proves for the 3rd time in the past 6 months - first with
his solo-album "Scream", then with Empire, that he still has
one the strongest metal voices. And Aldo Giuntini has written 12 great
songs to support his voice - this is a match made in heaven - or hell if
you like...
This
is off course also a showcase of Aldo's excellent guitar work, and fans
of this kind of metal are also served well on this album. His riffs,
leads, chops and licks carries the songs nicely and with the addition of
Tony's voice on most of the songs - there's a couple of instrumentals on
here as well, this ends up being just what the doctor ordered if you are
on the lookout for a shot of rock solid heavy metal.
Best moments on the album are the 2 strong and fast
openers: "Gold Digger" and "Not Connected", along with the
cool mid-tempo stumper "The Closest Thing to Heaven" and the
awesome closer: "Tarot Warrior". Most of the tracks are good,
a few do drift off towards mediocrity, but overall this is a solid ball
of rock.
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