Now, can you accept more heavy metal from the guy of Accept? This is Herman Frank, second / co guitarist in Accept, together with Wolf Hoffman. This is his solo album, the second one actually, he released one in 2009 titled Loyal to None. Now, this is Right in the Guts, and this is heavy metal, period.
Very underrated
guitarist although being in Accept after most of their years. Right in the Guts is
no more than heavy metal from the first notes till the last. Very familiar
riff in the first song, Roaring Thunder,
well, the title didn’t lie you, it is the roaring riff in its best, which I
swear very similar to one song I couldn’t remember right now. Singer is Rick
Altzi , also a very seasoned vocalist present in Thunderstone and At Vance
fame. And then come the titled song, Right
in the Guts, very powerful anthem metal song in the spirit of 80s. Things
are still fierce and fury and welcome Ivory
Gate and double pedal high pitch song. Little bit of Helloween-ish but the
guitar something sound in Rainbow year. The same fury also in through the song Vengeance. From this point it is clear,
Herman had done a great job in composing fucking screaming metal tunes, fifth
song Starlight is still no resting
point yet, the moment is in song Falling
to Pieces, a song with anthemic galloping slower temp. Bassist Peter Pichl
take some spotlight in the intro to Raise
Your Hand. The album touch the ground again after this point and here comes
several enjoyable “fillers”. Lights Are
Out is the last highlight here.
Along the
team are drummer Michael Wolpers who provide required energy to support each
song. Guitarist Mamalitsidis Cristos is little known but his works are clear in
the album. This is a great addition to the already high profile Accept’s
Stalingrad earlier this year. The world need to give more spotlight to Herman
Frank and this album hopefully raise the community awareness of his greatness.
Metal Harem class: ********* 9 stars out of 10
Herman Frank - Right in the Guts 2012
01. Roaring Thunder
02. Right In Your Guts
03. Ivory Gate
04. Vengeance
05. Starlight
06. Falling To Pieces
07. Raise Your Hand
08. Waiting
09. Hell Isn't Far
10. Kings Call
11. Lights Are Out
12. Black Star
13. So They Run
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