SATURN – Beyond Spectra LP

Description

Second album from “heavy metal space rockers from Sweden”. Honestly, I’m not hearing much space rock here. It’s not bad, ut reading the write-up on the Rise Above website about these guys being “IN STARK CONTRAST TO SO MANY RETRO-THEMED BANDS OF THE DAY”…..are they, aye? So nay retro-themed bands of the day, aye? Like every other record on Rise Above then. Sorry, I’m being snide, just get tired as fuck at how putting out records has just descended into a really cynical advertising campaign and little else. What’s this sound like? It’s much more well-rounded than the first album, with a beefier, more “metal” production. I’m thinking kinda Sad Wings songs with a Sin After Sin sound. It’s not bad to be honest, but if yer looking for a) space rock or b) something in stark contrast to every other Rise Above band….then buy In Search of Space by Hawkwind.