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2004 brings
us the new album Leave No Ashes. The record not
only manages to fulfill all the promise of …Empire, it
one-ups damn near every other record released so far this
year-scratch that-this decade! Leave No Ashes, produced
by the Brides with legendary producer George Drakoulious
(Black Crowes, Tom Petty) streamlines and finely hones every
element that made its' predecessor so great and then kicks it
all up several dozen notches. Imagine equal parts garage rock
swagger, sleaze metal hook, britpop melody and alternative rock
crunch thrown together in pile-up on the turnpike and you'll
start to get the idea here. Leave No Ashes is a dark,
majestic masterpiece the likes of which we don't often see these
days. The album is great from end to end. While the band’s
influences are worn on its' sleeves, this music is never
derivitive, always fresh. Take the opener "Heart Full of
Black." The song tears out of the gate like the hellraising
bastard spawn of Cheap Trick's drug-fuelled one night fuck-fest
with ZZ Top, but far easier to look at. “Pleasure In The Pain"
could be Ray Davies on his darkest day. The closing track,
"Vampire Waltz" comes across like crazy horse in the apocalyptic
aftermath of an epic bender, with Coats singing as though he's
the one out for blood. Every song here is a stone fucking
monster. These are tunes that stick in your head long after the
record is done-beautiful and dark, powerful and
compelling........perfect! Here comes the brides, come on let's
go for a ride.
Visit there website for audio
tracks and more info at
http://www.burningbrides.com/
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