NEW REVIEW FROM MAY 07!

THIS IS A BRAND NEW (MAY 2007) FROM DAREDEVIL RECORDS, GERMANY!
ENJOY!!!

The MATADORS are back with their robot rock’n’roll style full of groove. The band rose from the ashes of the mighty RIDGE, one of the best Stoner Rock bands from Sweden, and did the logical step away from the old Stoner Rock Ridge sound.

FLAME THE WHISPER sounds fresh, full of groove and modern. The opener 21st CENTURY MONOTONY DISCO is a smash-hit and with the right airplay and support from the label, this track will make the band rich!

TANGO DE LA MUERTE is another outstanding song on that record. THE LUSCIOUS CABARET sounds great too and SOD`S LAW is very close on the RIDGE Stoner sound. And with JUST LIKE LUCY SAID a good album with a lot of potential ends. But not every of the 16 track is outstanding, maybe 12 songs would have worked better on FLAME THE WHISPER. But in my eyes they give a fresh input to the suffering Stoner Rock scene.

This band did everything right. And now I’m not sad that RIDGE isn’t any more. MATADORS are on a good way to get a new rock sensation from the northern parts of Europe. Classic Rock influences ala Kiss, Stoner Rock and some modern Alternative Rock parts make this record unique. I don’t know any band who is comparable to Matadors.

Genre: Rock
Sound: 7
Music: 8
Info: 16 songs / 46 minutes

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