After the first spin of "Rotten Romance", I have to say that my feelings are a bit mix here. The band's sound is movin' across the late 80's hard rock scene plus some heavier, darker, modern and even prog elements. The final result is not bad at all but somewhere is loosin' its identity in my humble opinion.
After some average tracks in the beggining of the album it comes the first highlight of the new opus; "Hours Of Sinners" is really amazing!! Heavy with a big groove and aggressive vocals that reminded me very much of Warrior Soul an' Skid Row's earlier works and that's a pretty good thing. Some other strong moments here are the powerful "Mirror, Mirror", "Crow's Lulluby" and the hair metal-esque "Burning Bridges".
Overall I have to say that this is a good opus all the way; it contains some pretty strong tracks in it, it, also includes some serious and heavy riffs, in-your-face performances but, at the end, it lacks of some catchiness and melody. But hey, this is only my opinion!
Songwritting : 6
Production : 7
Songs : 5
Musicianship : 8
Overall Rating : 6,5 / 10
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