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\"\"<\/a>Calling Impera a \u201csupergroup\u201d may be taking things just a little too far, but for those with their ears and eyes firmly entrenched in the European hard rock scene, that you can rightfully dispute.\u00a0 Impera is the brainchild of drummer J.K Impera (Bruce Kulick, Graham Bonnet and John Corabi), on vocals there\u2019s Matti Alfonzetti (Jagged Edge, solo), guitarist Tommy Denander is basically the Steve Lukather of Sweden and on bass, Mats Vassfjord may be known to some of you with Grand Design and Laneys Legion.<\/p>\n

Ok, so introductions out of the way, musically, what is Impera all about?\u00a0 Well straight up, it\u2019s crunchy European styled melodic hard rock.\u00a0 There\u2019s no ballads, nor any keyboards to be heard, just a concoction of hard edged rock.\u00a0 Impera don\u2019t exactly deliver anything you haven\u2019t heard before, if you love something like the first Hardline album, then that’s a good reference point for the song style Impera are shooting for.\u00a0 Turn My Heart To Stone <\/em>and Kiss Of Death <\/em>open up the album in cracking style and set the scene for the 10 tracks.\u00a0 Impera border on heavier moments on tracks like More Than Meets The Eye <\/em>and Shoot Me Down<\/em>, with Tommy Denander well and truly unleashing with a bucketload of guitar fury.\u00a0 The performance of Matti Alfonzetti is by far the highlight of Legacy Of Life, <\/em>I could listen to his vocals all day, every day.\u00a0 Interestingly, JK Impera indicated that the vocalist of choice originally for this release was John Corabi, which certainly would have brought an intriguing, grittier sound to the songs \u2013 but for mine, the songs work just fine with Alfonzetti.<\/p>\n

Given the background of those involved, Legacy Of Life <\/em>is an album that is bound to get some decent exposure in the melodic rock world.\u00a0 Whilst the album doesn\u2019t deliver anything particularly awe-inspiring, anyone with a love for European styled crunchy melodic rock should lap this up.<\/p>\n

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

For fans of: <\/strong>Crunchy melodic hard rock<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> October 19th<\/sup>, 2012<\/p>\n

Label:<\/strong> Escape Music<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.escape-music.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track listing:
\n<\/strong>01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Turn My Heart To Stone
\n02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kiss Of Death
\n03.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Break The Law
\n04.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shoot Me Down
\n05.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sunset Rider
\n06.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tell Me
\n07.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 More Than Meets The Eye
\n08.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is This Love
\n09.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Show Me The Money
\n10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deadend Street<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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