Metal Reviews



FRED PEPPER



Fred Pepper are Andy Skrenes on Drums, Nick Thomas on Bass, Aarron Matson on Vocals and Rhythym /Lead Guitars and Kurt Taliaferro on Vocals and Lead/Rhythym Guitars.


This is the debut album by the band and the tracks are : 'Drag', 'Mad Trigger Bitch', 'Surface', 'Ed The Troll Beater', 'Quaratine Me', 'Once again', 'Sunday Mornings', 'Horizon', 'All The Same' and 'Reaction'.


The album opens with an excellent track entitled 'Drag', this track has some nice changes in direction. Some of the vocals are very Red Hot Chilli Pepper like and there's some excellent guitar.


'Mad Trigger Bitch', has some excellent vocals and some great guitar. There's a chorus in the track that reminds me a little of Guns'N'Roses.


The third track which is 'Ed The Troll Beater' is an excellent track with some great guitar. There are some nice changes in tempo, mood and direction.


Next is a track entitled 'Quarantine Me', a great track, a little bit more uptempo with good changes in direction and some excellent guitar.


'Once Again', is another great track with some great guitar.


'Sunday Mornings' is the seventh track on the album and it is an excellent track with some nice changes in tempo, direction and mood. There's some great guitar too.


Next is 'Horizon', another excellent track with nice changes in tempo. Excellent guitar.
Track nine is 'All the Same' a great track that starts quietly and gradually builds up. Again has some excellent guitar.


The last track is called 'Reaction' which is an excellent track with nice changes in mood,tempo and direction.


Fred Pepper are a band full of energy and ready to rock. Some of the tracks on this album do show a degree of originality and this is an excellent album considering this is their debut album.


Fred Pepper is released on Hardknocks Records. P.O. Box 8491. Madison, WI 53708.
Tel : (608) 242 7359 Fax : (608) 242 1434
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Fred Pepper Website : http://www.fredpepper.com