Wednesday 7 March 2018

Kiss The Gun - Nightmares - Rock Review


Kiss The Gun
Nightmares
3Ms Music Ltd

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Kiss The Gun is the handiwork of bassist and Salisbury scene man, Dave South.  Together with Graham Exton on rhythm guitar, they wrote the seventh track on Nightmares, Tainted Heart which was recorded, uploaded and spotted by 3Ms and put out as an EP in April 2016.  Recruiting Rob Taylor on drums and Gerry Hearn on lead guitar, left only one chamber to be filled in this five-chamber, 72°cylinder rotation revolver – i.e. that of a vocalist.

Georgian-Armenian Nadin Zakharian flew in from Tbilisi at Dave South’s request after spotting her online and you’d be hard-clicked to find a better vocalist for this melodic rock group.  Her vocals are clean and powerful, polished and controlled throughout the album, but especially on the ballad Drowning that also features consummate acoustic guitar.

Dave South has been in the music business before.  Firstly in the NWOBHM scene and more recently in a change of direction he started writing club music.  However, he has returned once more to his first love and he has galvanised Kiss The Gun through a sense of humour, his song writing and trust in each individual member of the band, (repaid in spades and then some) to record Nightmares in just five days.
The flair and energy is palpable and James Patrick has captured both the sound and the excitement in this recording.  Gerry Hearn has a freshness perhaps gained through recent spells with Jessie J and Pixie Lott adding to his experience of playing with Uriah Heep.

Nightmares is a very upbeat album, with the same instant accessibility of another of my favourite albums Metal Rendez-vous by Krokus, where it will reside alongside in my ever-expanding music collection.  

NE

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