"Eyes Of Oblivion" marks the first time THE HELLACOPTERS had released a full-length album of new material since 2008's "Head Off", and the first full-length album with Dregen since 1997's "Payin' the Dues". It's with a warm welcome back to one of Sweden’s best rock bands
Remember when the last HELLACOPTERS shows were played at Debaser Medis in Stockholm on 25 and 26 October 2008; I was working at that venue and actually shared more than one tear then. The concerts were filmed and streamed live on the band's MySpace page, read about it here!
"Eyes Of Oblivion" and fourteen long years have passed since the last album, we lost the guitarist Strängen, so I was a little bit apprehensive about a new album, but when I heard the album's lead single, "Reap A Hurricane", my mind got changed, as this tune is a real rocker with a catchy melody, a true high class that falls into the typical sound that they once created. Then the band released the album's title track as its second single and holy Moses this new album will kick some ass as the single is amazing. This was followed by the third single, "So Sorry I Could Die", on March 4, 2022, and they serve us with a slow bluesy number that I do really love, it got that magical feeling that lance your soul. (Lance is a pole weapon designed to be used by a mounted warrior or cavalry soldier). "Eyes Of Oblivion" contains ten new tunes with a playtime of just under thirty-five minutes, where all the tracks are highly enjoyable, tunes that have that classic HELLACOPTERS sound that covers the early and the later era, which eventually becomes a very varied album, with a hungry and very playful band. As Andersson described the album as "THE BEATLES meets JUDAS PRIEST, or LYNYRD SKYNYRD meets THE RAMONES, but the best way to describe this album is that it sounds like THE HELLACOPTERS today". And I can only agree with that. “Can´t Wait” follows the more classic sound that could fit any of the older albums. “A Plow And A Doctor” is a groovy piece that waves to the old KISS nerv, great rocker that follows by “Positively Not Knowing”, where they pick up the pace a bit, strong rocker with a catchy chorus. The guitar-driven "Tin Foil Soldier" takes us back in time where their idols get hailed. The very catchy "Beguiled" is probably next in line as a single, excellent tune with a groove to kill for. "The Pressure´s On" has a nice old-school Swedish pop flavor over it, with a great swing in the guitars and vocals. The album closes up with heavy riffs in the bombastic "Try Me Tonight", magic infectious hooks, an excellent tune to round off this marvelous release. I'm sure this one will end high when the year is going to be summarized. Today is a great day to be Swedish!
Sum: Best album for 2022 is already here, welcome back HELLACOPTERS!
Today's tune "Reap A Hurricane" taken from "Eyes Of Oblivion", released April 1st on Nuclear Blast
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