CHASTAIN – Surrender To No One

Atlanta USA’s David T. Chastain reunited with female vocalist Leather Leone, who recorded 5 albums with Chastain in the ‘80s. The new Chastain release entitled Surrender To No One features Chastain’s Traditional/Doomy guitar style along with the talents of one of the best Progressive/Power Metal drummers in the business (Stian Kristoffersen of Pagan’s Mind and Firewind). Musically, that combination is innovative and works well. The only drawback of the album is, ironically, Leather Leone … her “tough girl” vocal style is simply over the top and too prominent in the mix; bringing an otherwise solid album down a few notches.