Inglorious Inglorious 2016 Frontiers Records Inglorious is the first studio album by UK based Hard Rock band Inglorious and contains ex-Trans-Siberian Orchestra vocalist Nathan James. Inglorious have a sound that is very Joe Lynn Turner era Rainbow and their music is steeped in Blackmore-esque guitar passages and oozes with melodic rock vocal tones that feel as if Inglorious could have fell straight out of 1981. As mentioned above, Inglorious seem to worship at the altar of guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore with Inglorious at times feeling as if they have been raised on a steady diet of Deep Purple, Rainbow and Whitesnake and Inglorious make several, if not intentional, allusions to these bands back catalogue. Inglorious have forsaken a producer to produce Inglorious themselves and they have done a great job. You get the feeling that the sound that Inglorious have gone for is the sound that they exactly wanted. Inglorious sounds like a good old fashioned Hard Rock album released in the 80’s, however, Inglorious also has a modern touch which can help it stand strong with other more recent Melodic Hard rock releases. Lyrically, Inglorious keep within their boundaries. As mentioned above, Inglorious makes a few nods at different bands, for example, from the obvious, the opening to Until I Die sounds as if it is about to burst in Highway Star from Deep Purple’s Made In Japan. Until I Die is awash with an opening of Hammond organ and a marching beat on the snare drum before stopping dead and kicking into the very Blackmore style riff. To the sublime, the title track of Inglorious makes references to a tower of stone, forged from flesh and bone. A perfect nod to Rainbow’s epic masterpiece Stargazer. There are a few songs that fall straight out of the Joe Lynn Turner song book and that is not a bad thing, High Flying Gypsy, Holy Water and Girl Got a Gun are fantastic examples of this, they’re soulful, meaningful and have the ability to get stuck in your head. The vocals of James are extremely talented, rising from mournful high to soulful low notes, it’s no wonder that James sang with Trans-Siberian Orchestra and was chosen to sing for Uli Jon Roth. Nothing shows off the raw talent of James more than the sorrowful ballad Wake. Wake is wrought with emotion and even has the magic touch of a Thunder ballad, which all the more adds to Inglorious. However, James seems to struggle to hit the real high note on You’re Mine, his voice seems to break and feel scratchy. That aside, to praise James so highly would be to take away from Inglorious themselves, the band features Andreas Eriksson and Wil Taylor on guitars, Colin Parkinson on bass and Phil Beaver on drums and no song showcases their talent more than the title track Inglorious. Inglorious begins to border on the lighter side of Progressive Metal with its melodic harmonic tones giving something reminiscent of Symphony X. Inglorious is a great debut and fantastic starting point for Inglorious. Inglorious sound hungry, up for it and feel like they’re giving it their all. Each band member plays exceptionally well and what they have crafted is a decent Hard Rock album that would appeal to any fan of Hard Rock old and new alike. 7/10 Adam Holy Water (Inglorious)
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