Released by Cruz Del Sur Music on February 19th, 2021
The Finnish quintet Coronary came together in 2017 and the self-titled Demo was released in 2018. They make 80's heavy metal in the style of the NWOBHM with a bit of Accept, Van Halen and AC/DC. In other words, pure traditional heavy metal celebration and homage.
Sinbad
Sinbad picks up where Coronary left off their debut demo. A pure metal album filled with catchy guitar leads, 80's groove, fiery lead vocals and memorable compositions. The Sinbad album title is a reference to Sinbad the Sailor, the fictional traveler and his amazing journeys. The album features ten tracks of four to five minutes totaling 47 minutes of unpretentious and fun heavy metal. "Firewings", "Bullet Train" and "Mestengo" formed the 2018's demo and are now also on Sinbad. Coincidently those are my least favorite songs on the album. To me that shows that the band is growing and evolving. The title track opens the album and I really like the guitar work here. It's indeed one of the best songs on the album. Singer Olli "The True Herman" Kärki sounds a lot Sammy Hagar which in my book is a compliment. The single "Reflector" is another highlight - a catchy fast-paced full of nice guitar licks.
"Burnout" sounds so familiar but I couldn't point it out exactly. This is actually a constant feeling throughout Sinbad. It all sounds very familiar but not necessarily as a copy of something else, just strongly rooted in the bands I mentioned from the 80's. "Wonders Of The World" is the album closer and brings a slightly different flavor to the album. I do like when bands take some risk with the closing track. This one is bit slower tempo, longer and has some hints of early Iron Maiden. By the way, there's another moment on the album with a Steve Harris reference on the song "Fight St. 666" in which the bass riff is so Maiden. It's subtle but cool.
The Picky Guy
The obvious criticism here is that Coronary doesn't really bring anything new to the table. Coincidently I have been spending quite some time digging through the NWOBMH theses days. And I was sometimes confused if I was listening to for exmaple Def Leppard or Holocaust or Coronary.
Wrap Up Opinion
Coronary is not reinventing the metal wheel, but if all you want from Sinbad is just some well-written, executed and catchy traditional heavy metal, then you are in for a treat! I'm giving it 81/100, a good and fun album that would fit perfectly an afternoon of a sunny summer festival, if we ever get those again. We can only hope. Cheers and horns up.
SCORE: 81/100
Genre: Heavy Metal
Released by Cruz Del Sur Music on February 19th, 2021
Rating System
99 - 100 Perfect
94 - 98 Excellent
87 - 93 Great
82 - 86 Very Good
77 - 81 Good
66 - 76 Mixed
58 - 65 Bad
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94 - 98 Excellent
87 - 93 Great
82 - 86 Very Good
77 - 81 Good
66 - 76 Mixed
58 - 65 Bad
wordcount = 444
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