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Style

7,5/10

Two heavyweights in rock history join forces in the new band FROM BEHIND: guitarist Manny Charlton (ex-NAZARETH) and vocalist Nicky Moore (ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH) – in case of the latter, ‘heavyweight’ can be taken quite literally, incidentally. On this album, they are joined by four Swedish musicians - Mikael Fässberg, Frederik Borg, Andreas Grufstedt and Carl Michael Hildesjö.

FROM BEHIND’s music harks back to the glorious 70’s: heavy rock, boogie, blues, southern rock,… the references to bands like BLACK SABBATH, NAZARETH, MOLLY HATCHET, LYNYRD SKYNYRD and HUMBLE PIE are obvious (the cover art even refers to HUMBLE PIE’s 1980 album On To Victory).

Game Over! blasts off with the heaviest track of the album, the excellent ‘Queen Bitch’. ‘Catwalk’ is a nod to Charlton’s past in NAZARETH, while ‘Family’ pays homage to BLACK SABBATH, including the heavy riffs and Moore’s OZZY-imitation in the intro. ‘Play Dirty’ brings back memories of Moore’s days with SAMSON. My favourite is the very melodic ‘Size Doesn’t Matter’. I’ve always been a fan of the extraordinary Nicky Moore. He screams, growls and howls like never before, but it’s especially on slower songs like the acoustic ballad ‘Picture’, ‘Gone’ and the blues of ‘Boneman’ that his voice really shines – his bluesy, heartfelt singing is priceless here.

It’s a pity that the potential this band clearly has, is never fully realized. With a three-guitar line-up, they could have done so much more in this aspect. The compositions aren’t always top-notch, either. Still, this is a fine old-school hard rock album, which you should definitely try out if you’re into this kind of music.
 

Musicians

Nicky Moore: vocals, acoustic guitars

Manny Charlton: guitars

Mikael Fässberg: guitars

Frederik Borg: guitars

Andreas Grufstedt: bass

Carl Michael Hildesjö: drums

Queen Bitch

Catwalk

What You’re Doing

Picture

Family

Boneman

Crutch

Gone

Play Dirty

Size Doesn’t Matter

Gone (reprise)

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