| Written by Alex Stojanovic TRACK LISTING Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Iron Maiden cover) Dirty Work Don't Scream (Live) Heaven (Live) Regan's Dream (Live) PHEAR IS: Patrick Mulock - Vocals Chris Lewis - Drums Tyson Emanuel - Guitars Graham Stirrett - Guitars Chris Boshis - Bass Release Date: June 30, 2017 Label: Unsigned Website: www.facebook.com/phearband |  |
Ever since seeing Phear live for the first time as part of the Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2016 competition, I knew that they needed more attention. Each member shines brightly in their respective department and their Black Sabbath-meets-Judas Priest-meeds-Iron Maiden-meets-King Diamond sound was what won me over. I've only gotten to see the band perform live twice so far and I certainly hope to see them more because it's not only their music that won me over the first time I saw them, but also their light show, which contains tons of lasers. To date, the band has only released one full-length studio album titled Insanitarium and they have just released a brand new EP titled The Curse Lives On. The EP contains 3 live tracks, one new original and one cover.
The EP starts off with the band's cover of Iron Maiden's "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner", which I got to hear the band play live earlier this year at the Dirkschneider show at the Mod Club. Anybody reading this that was at that show will remember that. They do an impeccable job and it's crazy how good of a job Patrick Mulock does vocally. He does a pretty damn good Bruce Dickinson. There's no doubting that Maiden themselves would give their approval of this cover. We now arrive at the EP's new original track titled "Dirty Work". The main riff sort of reminds me of something Slayer would write, and that's not a bad thing. It will have no problem getting heads banging. Vocally, it combines harmonies, awesome high notes, nice cleans and a moment of some pretty heavy gutterals from Graham Stirrett. As I mentioned above, the EP also includes live recordings of three tracks from Insanitarium, which are "Don't Scream", "Heaven" and "Regan's Scream", which all sound great. If you are looking for some great classic sounding metal with fantastic vocals, amazing guitar work, give Phear a listen by checking out both Insanitarium and The Curse Lives On, both available now and catch them live when you get the chance. I guarantee you'll love it all.
The EP starts off with the band's cover of Iron Maiden's "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner", which I got to hear the band play live earlier this year at the Dirkschneider show at the Mod Club. Anybody reading this that was at that show will remember that. They do an impeccable job and it's crazy how good of a job Patrick Mulock does vocally. He does a pretty damn good Bruce Dickinson. There's no doubting that Maiden themselves would give their approval of this cover. We now arrive at the EP's new original track titled "Dirty Work". The main riff sort of reminds me of something Slayer would write, and that's not a bad thing. It will have no problem getting heads banging. Vocally, it combines harmonies, awesome high notes, nice cleans and a moment of some pretty heavy gutterals from Graham Stirrett. As I mentioned above, the EP also includes live recordings of three tracks from Insanitarium, which are "Don't Scream", "Heaven" and "Regan's Scream", which all sound great. If you are looking for some great classic sounding metal with fantastic vocals, amazing guitar work, give Phear a listen by checking out both Insanitarium and The Curse Lives On, both available now and catch them live when you get the chance. I guarantee you'll love it all.
| Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Iron Maiden cover) | Dirty Work (Official Music Video) |
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