Album review: KISSIN’ DYNAMITE – Back With A Bang

Napalm Records [Release date: 05.07.24]

German rockers Kissin’ Dynamite have been pounding away since 2006 but their current mission statement is simple: Bring Back Stadium Rock. ‘Back With A Bang’ supports their strategy with a series of hard rock anthems perfectly designed to get bums off hard stadium seats and maybe a few lighters in the air.

There’s very little lean in this melodic hard rock club sandwich. The title track, and statement of intent, is followed by an early highlight the pounding ‘My Monster’.

The band reflect on their early progress with the autobiographical ‘Raise Your Glass’ whilst tracks like ‘Queen Of The Night’ and ‘The Devil is A Woman’ are deftly executed slices of nostalgia but underpinned by the band’s great sense of purpose.

Reference points throughout are firmly based in 1980s hair metal which yielded the likes of Bon Jovi (‘More Is More’ is closest to the New Jersey legends) but also bands like Danger Danger and Warrant. All we need is a slightly fuzzy MTV video.

Along with 2024 albums from Nestor and Remedy, ‘Back With A Bang’ demonstrates that melodic hard rock of a certain age is still relevant, still redolent, and still a lot of fun. ****

Review by David Randall

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