hard rockbloody heels
21:40 Friday, 10 June 2022
Latvian hard rockers, Bloody Heels, have released a video for "Distant Memory", featured on the band's new studio album, Rotten Romance, out now. Watch the clip below, and porder/save Rotten Romance here.
Rotten Romance, their third album overall, follows their Frontiers debut, Ignite The Sky (2020). While the band still shows nods to the great ‘80s hard rock scene in their sound, the new album presents a stylistic leap from the band that is delightfully unexpected and welcome. Not content to be stagnant in their musical approach, Bloody Heels have pushed their sound forward, proving that innovation within the confines of a genre is always possible when the will to push through barriers exists.
Rotten Romance will certainly please fans of the band's previous work, where strains of classic '80s hard rock were mixed with elements of heavy metal (and that is still very much the case here), but touches of progressive rock, gothic metal, and more modern rock are now identifiable in the mix and with spectacular results. Vocalist Vicky White's whisky-soaked sounding throat is in fine form here, while guitarist Harry Rivers, bassist Gunn Everett, and drummer Gus Hawk already superb playing has jumped up multiple levels. Intense, driving parts mix with atmospheric, sometimes dark breakdowns, giving the album's rhythm an enjoyable variety that works seamlessly.
Tracklisting:
“Dream Killers”
“Rotten Romance”
“The Velvet”
“Distant Memory”
“Hour Of Sinners”
“Mirror Mirror”
“When The Rain And I Meet”
“Crow’s Lullaby”
“Burning Bridges”
“Angels Crying”
“Oblivion”
"Distant Memory" video:
“The Velvet” video:
“Rotten Romance” video:
“Dream Killers”:
Lineup:
Vicky White - Vocals
Harry Rivers - Guitars
Gunn Everett - Bass
Gus Hawk - Drums
