Wyred (USA)

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Wyred (USA)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 12 Máj 2020, 16:16

Wyred - Image (1994) (Limited Remastered Edition 2020)

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Year : 1994 (Limited Remastered Edition 2020)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 210 mb


Bio:

Band formed in 1992 in Kansas City, Missouri.Their first song, "Watch, Look & Listen" (1992) was included on Banzai Magazine’s "Metal Chief” compilation cassette.Well the band’s sage would begin some years earlier… CHERRY WENCH -sorry guys but this is one of the funniest band names I have ever heard- was formed in 1989 by guitarist Ron Bales and vocalist Brad Kinne. The two joined forces after Ron left the Thrash Metallers MORTAL REIGN where he spent 5 years playing. The band was auditioning for a new singer when Brad was discovered, but finally the members of MORTAL REIGN backed out on replacing the back-then vocalist and guitarist Kurt Halupnick for a separate vocalist. The CHERRY WENCH lineup was completed with Brad’s younger brother Brian Kinne on bass, and Jason Byrd on drums. The band quickly composed 4 songs and recorded them at West End Studio in Kansas City, Missouri for a 4 song demo cassette, in 1990. Ron Bales left CHERRY WENCH, he went on and formed the group WYRED in 1992, whereas the other members of CHERRY WENCH continued for one more year, but soon disbanded.In 1992 WYRED started recording the material for their debut album. Recordings lasted two years in total (1992-1994).The album was recorded at Inferno Music Studio and it was finally released on a private edition of 1000 copies on 1994.

Album:

A cult album from the US heavy rock underground scene – hard times, 1995 – and after highly demand from fans and collectors, finally “Image”, the only LP by Kansas City, Missouri rockers WYRED gets reissued, fully remastered plus 6 previously unreleased tracks.Some kind of a mix between Queensryche, Alias, Drive, ’80s Rush, etc., “Image” delivers strong songwriting, top notch musicianship and a tight production.A strictly, Limited Edition 500 Hand Numbered release.“Image” was released by the band itself back in 1995 and it is for sure one of the most sought after private US hard rock CDs of the 90s underground. Only 1000 copies were pressed and they were sold out very quickly.Very demanding with their art, it took the band two years (from ’92 to ’94) to complete the recordings but the result was purely magical. They excellently combined melody, power and elaborated arrangements, offering an outstanding musical result that is captured on their “Image” release.It makes sense that the CD was disappeared after its initial release… still in 1995 you see there were people who wanted -and hopefully still want- some first class hard rock / metal on their ears and their shelves.From the very first listening of the WYRED material you would realize some very specific things on their music. A key feature is the songwriting. Almost every song on “Image” is able to stick in your mind.Second feature is Don Crosby’s vocals. Both the color of his voice and the vocal melodies he delivers bring the songs to a higher level. His vocals are surely inspired by the Geddy Lee magic. And well, I can assure you that RUSH are part influence in those songs.The guitar playing of Ron Bales is the third key feature in here. And I am referring both on his guitar riffs and themes but on the leads part delivering as well. He mainly composes using complete guitar themes often avoiding the typical usage of single riffing. Each guitar theme would consist of many riff-parts that would be wisely put together.Fourth and final key feature is the way that the keyboards are used in here. Bales have arranged the keyboard parts placing them on key time points inside the songs, delivering some huge emphatic keyboard melodies.Keyboard parts are sounding absolutely balanced inside the songs. Not only as part of the arrangements but also the way they were mixed to perfectly fit the sonic palette.Fortunately the new remastering by Kostas Scandalis of Arkeyn Steel Records, gives us the chance to pay attention to such interesting details.Very inspired music that is widely arranged on parts that combine the puzzle of magnificent songs. The overall result is so catchy at the end of the day. The band carries this Progressive and musically shining vibe that RUSH brought into the foreground with their ’80s albums: the melodic interludes in almost every song, the vocal melodies, the profressive – far from pedestrian – guitar parts and the keyboards are straightly driving me to make this match.You can do the same while checking out songs like “Love Flies Away”, “Get it Right” or “Only a Lifetime”. On the other hand we also got some amazingly powerful guitar work that screams out its catchy rocking force: acts like DRIVE would come into your mind while listening for example the main riff of “Nothing Lasts”.“Rise Up” and of course “Captured In Time” – an amazing anthem and one of the heaviest songs that the band had composed – are following similar directions.“Image” was originally released in 1995, but the band’s sage would begin some years earlier… CHERRY WENCH – sorry guys but this is one of the funniest band names I have ever heard – was formed in 1989 by guitarist Ron Bales and vocalist Brad Kinne.The band quickly composed 4 songs and recorded them at West End Studio in Kansas City, Missouri for a 4 song demo cassette, in 1990.Bales left CHERRY WENCH, he went on and formed WYRED in 1992, whereas the other members of CHERRY WENCH continued for one more year, but soon disbanded.This remastered reissue – which comes into 500 hand-numbered copies – comes with that lost CHERRY WENCH tape plus two unreleased WYRED songs.“Watch, Look, & Listen” was the first song composed by WYRED, recorded in 1992 and was included in Banzai Magazine’s “Metal Chief” compilation cassette (a 4 song cassette compilation of 4 bands), it is now available first time on CD. It’s an 80s inspired American metal jewel, melancholic and touchy.“Interference” is an unreleased track from 1996 taped after “Image”. Its chorus is the strongest feature and once again the overall job on the vocal melodies.The four CHERRY WENCH demo tracks from 1990 complete the bonus stuff catalog. The band hit the studio and recorded those tracks, but never officially released them. So this is the first time this material faces the daylight under an official CD release.Here we got a young band delivering some great groovy hard rock / melodic metal. Catchy and straight into your face, it represents some amazing guitar work by Ron Bales. The vocals of Brad Kinne are also great.I enjoyed all the tracks but I must point my favorite which is the “Endless Sorrow”. Well this one is pretty much an actual first sign of the musical path that WYRED would follow under their sound evolution. Yes, the song in fact evolved to a WYRED song (“Get It Right”).“Image” not only has been remastered with stupendous results, the original front cover has been re-worked and upgraded as well for this reissue.If you are enjoying the melodic metal, progressive and hard rock crafted in America during the second half of the ’80s thru early ’90s, then you are probably aware of pretty awesome album, and if you aren’t you would better hurry up and add it to your collection now that it is available again.

Line Up:

Don Crosby - lead vocals
Ron Bales - guitar, keyboards
Andy Klassen - bass
Jason Boyd - drums

Tracklist:

01. Love Flies Away
02. Rise Up
03. Heart's Desire
04. Close to the Edge
05. Get It Right
06. Only a Lifetime
07. Nothing Lasts
08. Captured in Time
09. Not What I Want
10. Lonely Lover
11. Looking for Someday
12. Between the Lines
13. Watch, Look & Listen (Bonus Track)
14. Interference (Bonus Track)
15. See the Light (Bonus Track)
16. Moment Too Shy (Bonus Track)
17. The Rook (Bonus Track)
18. Endless Sorrow (Bonus Track)

+ Video "Close to the Edge" (Official Video)


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