Artist : Vanize Country : Germany Release : Raw Year : 2006 Genre : Heavy Metal File Type : mp3 320 Info:
All of the time-honored genre staples are here, from the solid riffing
to the gruff-but-tuneful vocals (highly reminiscent of Udo, Sanke Lau
of Unrest, and Frank Knight of X-Wild) to the simple shouted choruses to
the Wolf Hoffman/Matthias Dieth-inspired leadwork. A couple of tracks,
including the storming opener "Gods of revenge" and the relentless "I
will survive", rank among Vanize's finest output ever, and are worth the
price of admission. Unfortunately, things bog down on some of the other
tracks, where the stock, recycled riffs and overly redundant choruses
veer perilously close to boredom, particularly in the 2nd half of the
CD.
Artist : Vanize Country : Germany Release : High Proof Year : 2000 Genre : Heavy Metal File Type : mp3 320 Info:
For nearly 3 decades, Udo Dirkschneider has carved out a crimson
career as the gruff-voiced diminutive drill sergeant of Accept and his
oddly acronymed U.D.O. outfit. Unbeknownst to all but a few hardy
headbangers, Udo has a younger brother, Peter, who is also a
gravel-throated heavy metal singer. Although he's never quite emerged
from his famous sibling's shadow, Peter is a veritable chip off the old
block, and has constructed a sturdy resume of his own fronting Vanize.
Treading the same musical ground as Accept, Gravestone, mid-tempo
Paragon and, especially, Unrest (who were themselves heavily influenced
by Accept), Vanize created a cult classic in the brats'n'beer,
denim'n'leather style with 2000's 'High proof', then promptly dropped
off the face of the Earth.
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