In late 1994, Christian (guitarist) and Mika (drummer) began writing
songs together and combine their musical backgrounds (and influences
- a melpot of 70's / 80's / 90's). They enrolled Joacim Cans (yes, HammerFall's
singer) to give a special "touch" with his melodic lines and
high pitched vocals. When I received this promo album, I immediately
thought of Hammerfall. Wrong bet !
I was disappointed on first listening, because I was expecting a "True
Metal" album and in fact it is a melpot hard rock record. From
the 70's (Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin) to the 80's and 90's (Kiss, Nirvana,
Aerosmith), a typical "non-typical" metal record. To resume
"Lotus" I will use two word : new sound.
Two point need to be highlighted here : 1) this album has been recorded
before Joacim joined Hammerfall. 2) following this record, Joacim joined
Hammerfall. And I easily understand why. On Mrs. Hippie's songs, his
voice is just ... amazing. If I compare Joacim vocals on HammerFall's
record and this one, I can tell you that he is very "limited"
with Hammerfall (that's due to HammerFall typical style).
For open mind metal fans who wants to here something "different"
and a bit nostalgic.
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