Mick Rowe has been busy behind the scenes the last year or so. This latest project is a new venture into the dark, slow and doomy sounds of hard music. While his last demo favored too much keyboards in my humble opinion, he has beefed up the guitars while not abandoning the keys. The low, throaty vocals fit very well with the sounds. Some of the melodies, like "Fear" are very pop, while others, like the plodding "The Oath," rely on the slow and chugging bass lines a la Type O. I find this new direction for Mick exciting. This six-song sampling isn't positioned to take over the hard gothic world, but it's a huge step in the right direction.
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Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by SORGThis is the first release in many years from Mick Rowe, founding member of the '80s glam band Tempest. Mick has left his glam metal roots in the dust and is trying his hand at a new style of music. The folks that have been hyping this cd as the "next big thing in goth" are only half right on their assessment. While there is a very dark and somber vibe here and some goth elements this release has…
