Since the collapse of most of the melodic labels in Europe, it seems as though Frontiers have now cornered the market with only Escape Music who is left of the originals. On this, their latest release, it’s nice to see they wrote all of the songs this time – I think on the last album outside writers had been brought in. My only gripe with this album is that the mix sounds very quiet and I have to really crank it.
If you’re new to Vega, they write super catchy hard rock belters. Beautiful Lie kicks things off nicely with a great groove and a super catchy hook. Sooner Or Later is even better with a killer groove and melody. End Of The Fade starts with a slow brooding vibe, and then normal service is resumed with another great hook and chorus. You get the picture right? This is the whole album!
I will give a special mention to Bring The Riot which brings the melody in spades, but is done in a very modern sounding way. I also love the sleazy barroom vibe of C’mon. Vega are a great band who deserve to be heard, and in this market how does a band like them actually break through? Frontiers – over to you.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
