The Morning After - Legacy
Released December 12, 2011 via Rising | Rating: 4/5 | By Sarah Angell
Big hooks, ambitious ambience, killer riffs, cheesy guitar solos and attitude-laden British metal make up the powerful concoction that is The Morning After. Following up on the 2009 debut, 'You Can't Hurt Steel', 'Legacy' is a slightly smoother brand of stadium rock than its predecessor, but no less veracious. The silky tones of Sam Ryder and Phil Maher intermingle with heavy riffs and spunky rock 'n roll rhythms in a cataclysmic mixture of compounded genres. Tracks such as 'Seasons' show the band's soft side, with tender string instrumentation and haunting harmonising vocals that recount the likes of alternative rockers VAST while tracks such as 'These Hills Have Eyes' are a balls-out head on collision between some sterling British metal and '80s inspired rock. 'Stream Of Stars' is a roof-raising anthemic song full of guitar grandieur and uplifting harmonised vocals of epic proportions, clocking in at 10 and a half minutes. Dragonforce-style dual guitar work still threads through this anthemic collection of songs that have a pop-infused mentality but 'Legacy' has a slightly more honed sense of musicianship behind it, with an unbounded sense of musical freedom.



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