┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Adrenaline Mob - Omerta + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Apr-02-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2012 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.adrenalinemob.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Adrenaline Mob Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Omerta Label : Century Media ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ IÆm a Russell Allen fanboy. I sing his praises ║ │ │║ every chance I get because heÆs one of the best ║ │ │║ vocalists to ever grace the metal genre. Whether ║ │ │║ its his work with Symphony X, Allen/Lande or ║ │ │║ Star One, his vocals make good music great and ║ │ │║ great music stupendous. It was only a matter of ║ │ │║ time however, until we found out what his vocals ║ │ │║ could do for average or bad music. With the ║ │ │║ release of Omerta, the debut by ôsupergroupö ║ │ │║ Adrenaline Mob, we get that chance. With ║ │ │║ progressive metal luminaries like Allen and Mike ║ │ │║ Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater, ex-Fates Warning, ║ │ │║ etc. etc.) onboard, one might expect this to be ║ │ │║ fairly complex, prog-based music. Omerta is ║ │ │║ actually the exact opposite. This is grungy, ║ │ │║ simplistic hard rock/metal somewhere between ║ │ │║ Godsmack and Nickelback, with some Black Label ║ │ │║ Society and P.O.D. mixed in (yes, I said ║ │ │║ P.O.D.). There are loads of groove-based riffs, ║ │ │║ hard rocky vocals, an ear toward general ║ │ │║ catchiness, and thereÆs even a Duran Duran cover ║ │ │║ (yes, I said Duran Duran). While I was taken ║ │ │║ aback by the style and delivery, Sir Russell can ║ │ │║ make almost anything listenable, even simple, ║ │ │║ pedestrian material. Notice I said ôalmost ║ │ │║ anything.ö ThatÆs because most of this stuff ║ │ │║ couldnÆt be saved, even by AllenÆs golden pipes. ║ │ │║ ItÆs just plain bad, amateurish and low-rent. ║ │ │║ Muscular opener öUndauntedö is like the sequel ║ │ │║ to GodsmackÆs öI Stand Aloneö and features ║ │ │║ simple, heavy groove riffs and an unrecognizably ║ │ │║ rough, raw performance by Allen. If I didnÆt ║ │ │║ know it was him, thereÆs no chance I wouldÆve ║ │ │║ guessed it. Though formulaic and generic, the ║ │ │║ song has a certain tough-guy, biker rock appeal ║ │ │║ and ends up quiet palatable. Follow ups like ║ │ │║ ôIndifferent,ö ôAll On The Lineö and ôBelieve ║ │ │║ Meö are slick, basic commercial rock/metal, ║ │ │║ where AllenÆs vocals and some Zakk Wylde-like ║ │ │║ riffing help keeps things moving. However, ║ │ │║ ditties like ôPsychosaneö and ôHit the Wallö ║ │ │║ have little going for them and fall flat. Even ║ │ │║ worse, ôFeelin Meö has awful, profanity-laced, ║ │ │║ öIÆm such a bad assö lyrics and a chorus of ôare ║ │ │║ you motherfuckers feelin me?ö CÆmon guys, youÆre ║ │ │║ better than that. The balance of the material is ║ │ │║ average to way below average. Oddly enough, the ║ │ │║ Duran Duran cover is well done and one of the ║ │ │║ highlights (never a good sign on a metal album). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ My biggest gripe here is the weak songwriting. ║ │ │║ Most of this stuff is local bar band quality. ║ │ │║ Only a few songs rise to the level one would ║ │ │║ expect from such seasoned, well-regarded music ║ │ │║ vets as Allen and Portnoy. Another big obstacle ║ │ │║ is the overly simplistic, repetitive riffing by ║ │ │║ Mike Orlando. 80% of Omerta is laden with ║ │ │║ forgettable, throw-away hard rock leads. The guy ║ │ │║ can clearly play and shows that during solos ║ │ │║ (ôAngel Skyö in particular) but man, a lot of ║ │ │║ the stuff he comes up with is dull, forgettable ║ │ │║ and far too grounded in nu-metal ethos. It ║ │ │║ really kills a lot of the material. While Allen ║ │ │║ is a vocal titan and can lend his voice to ║ │ │║ almost any style of music and sound convincing, ║ │ │║ he often sounds forced here as he tries to adopt ║ │ │║ a rough and tough barroom style. I totally get ║ │ │║ that this type of music doesnÆt require ║ │ │║ sweeping, epic öParadise Lostö vocals, but he ║ │ │║ feels too locked down and fake on much of ║ │ │║ Omerta. The fact that so many of the lyrics are ║ │ │║ painfully cheesy and clichΘ doesnÆt help either ║ │ │║ (try ôFreight Trainö for a good example). ║ │ │║ Likewise, the stripped down musical style ║ │ │║ doesnÆt allow Portnoy to do much on the kit. He ║ │ │║ plays the role of hard rock drummer just fine, ║ │ │║ but not much is required of him. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ As supergroup projects go, this one is an ║ │ │║ unfortunate failure. Both Allen and Portnoy are ║ │ │║ under-utilized, and while that may be exactly ║ │ │║ what they wanted, it doesnÆt make for a ║ │ │║ compelling listen, especially when teamed with ║ │ │║ sub par writing. Outside of the novelty of ║ │ │║ hearing these guys in a hard rock band, I canÆt ║ │ │║ really think of much to recommend this (and ║ │ │║ Russell AllenÆs Atomic Soul is a way better ║ │ │║ example anyway). Please note for the record, ║ │ │║ this in NO way diminishes, dilutes or degrades ║ │ │║ my Russell Allen fanboyism. I just had to make ║ │ │║ that clear, for posterity and such. Break up the ║ │ │║ Mob! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Paul Di Leo Bass ║ │ │║ Mike Portnoy Drums ║ │ │║ Rich Ward Guitars ║ │ │║ Mike Orlando Guitars ║ │ │║ Russell Allen Vocals ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Adrenaline Mob EP 2011 ║ │ │║ Undaunted Single 2012 ║ │ │║ Omertß Full-length 2012 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Undaunted [04:45] │ │ 02 - Psychosane [04:38] │ │ 03 - Indifferent [04:31] │ │ 04 - All On The Line [04:21] │ │ 05 - Hit The Wall [06:33] │ │ 06 - Feelin' Me [03:55] │ │ 07 - Come Undone [04:50] │ │ 08 - Believe Me [03:59] │ │ 09 - Down To The Floor [03:33] │ │ 10 - Angel Sky [04:26] │ │ 11 - Freight Train [04:14] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [49:45 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘