HEAVEN BELOW – Good Morning Apocalypse

HEAVEN BELOW - Good Morning Apocalypse
  • 6/10
    HEAVEN BELOW - Good Morning Apocalypse - 6/10
6/10

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EMP Label Group
Release date: October 14, 2016

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Heaven Below hails from Los Angeles, USA, and Good Morning Apocalypse is a concept album boasting appearances by Udo, Lita Ford, Jason McMaster (Dangerous Toys and others), and Kobra Paige (Kobra, Lotus), meaning this band has managed to grab the attention of their senior peers thus far. But, why exactly, is not an easy determination. Heaven Below mixes a “clean” Hard Rock approach with some elements of Traditional Metal, which unfortunately makes Good Morning Apocalypse sound a bit sterile and predictable.

Patrick Kennison is the primary vocalist when the aforementioned guests are not at the mic… but oddly, each of those guest vocalists seem to mesh better with Heaven Below’s music than Kennison does. Part of the problem, no doubt, is the age-old paramount challenge with concept albums: how to create melody, catchiness, and “fit with the music” while trying to lay out a plot or force-fit a storyline. And Good Morning Apocalypse gets tripped up on its own feet often enough to lose its groove and cohesiveness, making for an overall “average” release.

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  • Dan Skiba

    Dan is a former partner at Metal Express Radio, and also served as a reviewer, photographer and interviewer on occasions. Based out of Indianapolis, USA he was first turned on to Hard Rock music in the mid-1970s when he purchased Deep Purple's Machine Head as his first album. He was immediately enthralled with the powerful guitar sound and pronounced drumbeat, and had to get more! His collection quickly expanded to include as many of Heavy Rock bands of the time that he could get his hands on, such as Ted Nugent, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath, to name just a few.

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