Album review: PHIL VINCENT – Master of Deception

Bandcamp [Release date 22.11.24]

This is Phil Vincent’s 26th solo album! That is excluding the various bands he appears with like D’Ercole and Tragik. Mastered again by Jacob Hansen (who certainly seems to have added some punch to last few album’s sound), Phil Vincent wrote all the songs and played all the instruments, with long-time musical collaborator Vince O’Regan adding lead guitar parts.

The instrumental ‘Jade Helm’ sets the scene with the hard rocking ‘Evil Wants’ showing this album won’t be one of Phil Vincent’s quieter ones! ‘Path of Destruction’ is quite possibly one of the heaviest songs he has recorded to date. A fine piece of melodic metal.

The lighter side comes in the shape of ‘Obsolete (Already Gone)’ as he always knows how to record a good ballad. The seven-minute epic ‘Fight ‘til the End’ is perhaps the weakest of his recent epics, however, hard rockers like ‘Wanted’ and ‘Grifter’ keep the album’s quality high.

Phil Vincent is certainly prolific and consistently good, as he has produced another album to enjoy if you like hard rock with a distinct metallic edge. ***1/2

Review by Jason Ritchie

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