F.E.A.S.T. - Rise (2010)

F.E.A.S.T. is the creature of lead singer and guitar player Fabri Kiareli. A without compromise classic and melodic hard n heavy stuff in the style of late 80’s rock giants such as Dokken, Whitesnake, Winger, Thin Lizzy, Dio etc. Fabri not only shows up with big anthem heavy guitar riffs and shreds amazing guitar soloing, but he, also, sings powerful,melodic and soulful vocal lines.
He, also, played bass guitar, keyboards and handled the production steps. All songs, of course, are written and arranged by the man himself.

So, in 'Rise" you are about to hear some really interesting melodic hard rock tunes with catchy choruses, nice arrangements and very good guitar work. With so much good albums this year I think that it will be difficult to build up my 2010's Top-20.
"Fire And Dynamite", which opens the album, is a pretty good fast paced hard rocker. "Follow The Way" is a huge melodic anthem and one of my personal favourites from 'Rise"! "Burning Fever" is another very good track and features some really great guitar licks. Other highlights here are the excellent "Dangerous Love" with a heavy, still melodic rhythm, "Shock Me" and "(Ain't Done) 'Til It's Over".

Overall this is a very interesting release from Avenue Of Allies Records. In fact this is probably one of the best releases from that Record Label! A great combination of classic hard rock mixed with some bluesy and AOR elements and the result is "Rise".
HeavyParadise's Rating: 8,5/10

TRACK LIST

01 - Fire And Dynamite 02 - Feed The Hunger 03 - Love Renegade 04 - Dangerous Love 05 - Follow The Way (duet with A. Del Vecchio) 06 - Cold Hearted 07 - (Ain't Done) 'Til It's Over (feat. Luke Ballabio) 08 - Win Or Lose 09 - Stormwind 10 - Broken Dreams 11 - Shock Me 12 - Burning Fever 13 - The Meaning Of Life