{"id":11249,"date":"2012-08-24T14:21:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T04:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=11249"},"modified":"2012-08-24T14:43:19","modified_gmt":"2012-08-24T04:43:19","slug":"eclipse-bleed-and-scream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/08\/eclipse-bleed-and-scream\/","title":{"rendered":"Eclipse – Bleed And Scream"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 25 words or less: \u201cA Top 10 album of the year\u2026yep, I think this one will make the list without question!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Swedish hard rockers Eclipse are set to unleash upon the world today (August 24th<\/sup> which is when I write this) their highly anticipated new album Bleed and Scream<\/em>, which follows on from their killer 2008 release Are You Ready To Rock<\/em>.\u00a0 Bleed and Scream<\/em> sees the band build upon the bombastic\u2019ness of Are You Ready To Rock<\/em> to deliver an even more in your face and gargantuan assault of rock.\u00a0 Whilst it\u2019s been about 4 years since releases, individually the guys in Eclipse have been anything but quiet.\u00a0 Most notably, singer Erik M\u00e5rtensson has been producing and writing and playing with\/for artists such as: W.E.T, Toby Hitchcock, Giant, Jimi Jamison to name but a few.<\/p>\n

Along with what has clearly been my top 2012 release so far, H.E.A.T’s\u00a0Address The Nation, Bleed and Scream<\/em>, has been one of the albums that I have been most anxiously awaiting.\u00a0 Upon the first few listens and I do emphasise first few listens, my immediate reaction was that\u00a0Bleed and Scream<\/em> is MASSIVE, much more MASSIVE than previous album Are You Ready To Rock (AYRTR)\u00a0<\/em>in almost every way possible – all the way from the sound, heaviness of the guitar riffs, the image that adourns the cover art, through to the thunderous drumming of Robban Baack\u00a0.\u00a0 <\/em>But the thing that was notably missing on these first few listens was a MASSIVE couple of songs that stood out above the rest, a song such as To Mend A Broken Heart <\/em>or Breaking My Heart Again <\/em>that were on AYRTR, <\/em>which without doubt are 2 of my top 10 hard rock songs released in the last 5 years.\u00a0 But with each repeated listen of Bleed and Scream, <\/em>\u00a0and as the charms of each song really infiltrate the senses, the thing that became apparent is that there is not a single song on this album that I don’t like, not a track that even comes close to being a potential “skip” track. \u00a0Whilst Are You Ready To Rock <\/em>might have had those 2 standout tracks, this time around,\u00a0Bleed and Scream <\/em>without question blitzes Are You Ready To Rock <\/em>when comparing both albums holistically from the opening second, to the closing second.<\/p>\n

Opening track Wake Me Up <\/em>typifies what Eclipse deliver across this album, a track that lyrically challenges those who do stupid acts in the name of god, it\u2019s a more \u201cmature\u201d Eclipse in a lyrical sense, but musically, whilst everything sounds more MASSIVE and song structures are complex, everything has still got that trademark Eclipse guitar crunch.\u00a0 Choruses such as on first single Bleed & Scream <\/em>might be more understated than what I was first expecting, but there are just so many hooks and melodies and guitar intricacies that reveal themselves in these songs that each repeated listen is a new experience in itself.<\/p>\n

I have always likened the guitar crunch of Eclipse to 1987 <\/em>era of Whitesnake and that is definitely once again a strong element to this album, look no further than Battlegrounds, Falling Down <\/em>and the massive anthem of The Unspoken Heroes.\u00a0 <\/em>Speaking of guitars, the band definitely aren\u2019t afraid of delivering lots of shredding courtesy of Magnus Henriksson and on the crushing riffs that dominate Take Back The Fear <\/em>he really cuts loose.\u00a0 Erik Martensson really showcases what he is capable of vocally with the moody, epic and powerful A Bitter Taste<\/em> and then there\u2019s the ballad About To Break, <\/em>which <\/em>in a perfect world would be all over radio.<\/p>\n

With Bleed and Scream, <\/em>I hope that Eclipse get the worldwide attention that they truly deserve and also allow themselves the opportunity to establish their name as a touring band.\u00a0 When it comes to melodic hard rock, you aren\u2019t going to find an album delivered with a much higher quality than this. \u00a0A Top 10 album of the year\u2026yep, I think this one will make the list without question!<\/p>\n

Check out our interview with Magnus Henriksson right here…<\/a><\/p>\n

Essential Information\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Melodic hard rock,<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> August 24th<\/sup> 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Frontiers Records\/Riot! Entertainment<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.eclipsemania.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track listing
\n<\/strong>1. Wake Me Up
\n2. Bleed And Scream
\n3. Ain’t Dead Yet
\n4. Battlegrounds
\n5. A Bitter Taste
\n6. Falling Down
\n7. S.O.S.
\n8. Take Back The Fear
\n9. The Unspoken Heroes
\n10. About To Break
\n11. After The End Of The World<\/p>\n

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