Album review: D’ERCOLE – Near Death Experience

Rock Company Records [Release date 25.04.24]

Album number ten from D’Ercole (and goodness knows what number album this is to feature the talents of Phil Vincent!), who consist of Phil Vincent (vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass), Damian D’Ercole (guitars) and B.F. D’Ercole (drums, percussion).

As with any D’Ercole album you are guaranteed plenty of riff led melodic hard rock. On this album though Phil Vincent and his band mates add a few new ideas, including spacey synths on ‘Holy Ground’. Then there is the piano/guitar led ballad ‘Cryin’ Over You’, which is a bit of a beastie clocking in at over nine minutes.

The short, sharp hard rock of ‘Until It’s Gone’ and ‘Turn Back Now’ are proper foot stomping, air guitar work outs. These are the sort of songs Phil Vincent excels at.

There is a cover on here too, none other than Uriah Heep’s classic ‘Stealin’. Keeps within the original with a Heep like choir on the vocal harmonies and synths/keys used to good effect. The guitar riffs may not be Mick Box like but boy does this version rock!

D’Ercole and that man Phil Vincent have done it again with another fine album chock full of quality melodic hard rock. ***1/2

Review by Jason Ritchie

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