Animal Drive (CRO)

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Animal Drive - Bite! (Japan Edition) (2018)











Year : 2018 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , Melodic Heavy Metal
Country : Croatia
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 158 mb

Bio:

Animal Drive is Croatian Based Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/Progressive Metal band. Lead singer Dino Jelusic is also member of Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Band is about to release debut album early in 2018.

Album:

Animal Drive is a Croatian melodic hard n' heavy band and "Bite!" is entitled its debut album that's gonna be released this February through Frontiers Music s.l.r. The band power point is without any doubt Dino Jelusic's lead vocals. This guy has some really incredible vocal abilities and that's a thing that can be heard in any moment here.Dino was chosen by the late, great Paul O'Neill to tour as a featured vocalist on Trans-Siberian Orchestra's most recent U.S. tour, which is how he crossed paths with J.S. Soto and which would ultimately lead to them becoming labelmates.Animal Drive's sound can be described as classic U.S. hard rock (think a mix between Skid Row, House Of Lords and heavier Whitesnake) with some prog. elements, here and there, as well for an extra flavor. As I mentioned above, the band's strongest point are Dino's amazing vocals but that doesn't mean that Animal Drive doesn't include heavy riffs, inspired solos, ass-kickin' drums, attitude and, in general, it is a band that, imho, offers an overall interesting and solid debut.Highlights here are the Whitesnake-esque "Had Enough", "Hands Of Time", the heavier "Time Machine", the huge "Father" and the ultimate Rock 'n' Roll hymn "Devil Took My Beer Again".Mark the end of February on your calendar and go out and grab your copy of Animal Drive's "Bite!" album!!!!!

Line Up:

Dino Jelusic - Vocals
Ivan Keller - Guitars
Alen Luke - Guitars
Damjan Milekovic - Bass
Adrian Boric - Drums

Tracklist:

01. Goddamn Marathon
02. Tower of Lies (I Walk Alone)
03. Had Enough
04. Hands of Time
05. Lights of the Damned
06. Time Machine
07. Father
08. Fade Away
09. Carry On
10. Devil Took My Beer Again
11. Deliver Me
12. Carry On (Acoustic) (Japan Bonus Track)

+ Video "Tower of Lies (I Walk Alone)" (Official Video)




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Animal Drive - Back To The Roots (EP) (2019)











Year : 2019
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , Melodic Heavy Metal
Country : Croatia
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 41 mb

Bio:

Animal Drive is Croatian Based Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/Progressive Metal band. Lead singer Dino Jelusic is also member of Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Band is about to release debut album early in 2018.

Album:

Following their well-received 2018 debut, and to give impatient fans something ahead of a promised new album, Croatian hard rockers Animal Drive have recorded a covers EP. The four-track EP comprises covers of Roxette’s ‘The Look’, Whitesnake’s ‘Judgement Day’, Skid Row’s ‘Monkey Business’ and Warrant’s ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’.Although formed in 2012 the band it took the band some six years before they released their debut album Bite! The polished professionalism of Animal Drive’s hard rocking debut, which drew comparisons with the likes of Whitesnake and Skid Row, showed the wisdom of their decision not to rush straight into the studio.However, given the positive impact of their first album I can fully understand why they now feel the pressure to get something into the hands of newly-won over fans, while they await the arrival of a follow-up.A covers EP makes perfect sense, therefore, but why these four songs in particular? Lead vocalist Dino Jelusic explains, “People used to, and still do sometimes, compare Animal Drive to Skid Row and their “Slave To The Grind” era. That song (Monkey Business) opens the “Slave To The Grind” album and it’s a monster jam, so it felt like a logical fit.Of the other covers on “Back To The Roots”, Jelusic continues, “the other three songs are “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Warrant, “Judgement Day” by Whitesnake and “The Look” by Roxette. I’ve always wanted to cover “The Look” in a heavy way, so it was cool to finally do it. We are big Whitesnake fans and had to go for one of their more epic jams. The Warrant song is one of their absolute best and shows what a great songwriters Jani and the band are, plus it’s a great fit for a heavy band to cover.”The biggest surprise in terms of the choice of material is the inclusion of late 80s pop hit ‘The Look’ here given a hard rock makeover. It was clear from the songwriting on the debut album , however, that Jelusic has an ear for a catchy melody. And no-one can deny the catchiness of this particular little ditty when it was first released.Once Jelusic’s Coverdale-esque vocals and the band’s trademark polished, melodic hard rock sound is applied the band transform it into a great, great rock song. ‘Judgement Day’ is a fairly faithful if slightly more rocked-up cover of the Whitesnake original and their version of Skid Row’s ‘Monkey Business’ is hardly a million miles away from the original, either.However, both tracks demonstrate that these young guys can really play and celebrate two of their biggest influences as well. The ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ cover is more of a departure from the original and, once again, really gives Animal Drive a chance to do the magic with their trademark sound.If you are tempted to purchase something from Animal Drive I would definitely recommend you start with their album Bite! but if you have it already and are clearly won over and hungry for more then this EP is worth checking out.

Line Up:

Dino Jelusic - Vocals (2017-present) - See also: Stone Leaders, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Crno Perje, ex-The Ralph, ex-Chaos Addict (live)
Rökindja Nikolić - Bass (2017-present) - See also: Flesh, FOAD, ex-Full Throttle
Ivan Keller - Guitars (2017-present)
Zvonimir Mihaljević - Drums (2018-present) - See also: ex-Keops

Tracklist:

01. The Look (Roxette cover)
02. Judgement Day (Whitesnake cover)
03. Monkey Business (Skid Row cover) 04:06
04. Uncle Tom's Cabin (Warrant cover) 04:07



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