Metalville [Release date 25.11.22]
We’ve been impressed with the last few offerings from Canadian songstress (and one-time Metal Queen) Lee Aaron. Over the past few years she’s been reasserting her role in female fronted hard rock. after going through a period of experimentation. Basically going any which way the musical mood took her.
‘Radio On’ drew our approval and we found out that back in 2021 Lee was already readying the follow-up.
The first thing to say is that she is singing better than ever these days and pays some attention to lyrical content as much as the overall delivery. This album really takes up from the previous. It’s again rocky and retro.
‘Trouble Maker’ an early single is an obvious candidate for radio airplay or alternatively top down cruising down your favourite boulevard and it’s one of the strongest tracks along with ‘Spitfire Woman’ and the title track.
Away from the poster girl posturing of the 1980s Aaron’s albums do turn up tracks of depth and darkness as we demonstrated when putting together our interview special in 2021.
The new album lacks this aspect (‘Radio On’ being more rounded) and it’s mainly upbeat and a tad predictable. But if you like Lee you will like this and it does come with attitude and conviction. ***
Review by David Randall
Album review (Radio On, 2021 and interview)
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S8NT ELEKTRIC XTC (Long Branch Records)
ARCANA KINGS Here We Go (Curtain Call Records)
KLOGR face The Unknown (Zeta Factory)
BEYOND UNBROKEN Dance With The Dead (FiXT)
REVENGIN Decadent Feeling (Wormholedeath)
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