CARSTEN LIZARD SCHULZ SYNDICATE – The Day The Earth Stopped Turning (2015)
One of the most busy vocalists in the hard rock scene is without a doubt German Carsten ‘Lizard’ Schulz, lending his voice to numerous band’s recordings such as LaValle, Rik Priem’s Prime, Frozen Rain and many others. Now it’s time for his solo album “The Day The Earth Stopped Turning” under the moniker CARSTEN LIZARD SCHULZ SYNDICATE to be released soon.
And this is a true ‘Syndicate’: “The Day The Earth Stopped Turning” features – apart from Schulz’s congenial partner Steffen Seeger – with the participation of dozens of well-known artists from the last four decades such as Axel Rudi Pell, Mat Sinner, Neil Murray, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Erik Norlander and lots of others (check below).
The album took many years to complete – on the one hand for reasons of time, to the other hand to present the best possible and identifiable result. As a die-hard fan of the good old ’70s / ’80s, Carsten’s clear intention was to create an adult and classical hard rock album with the special old-school flair.
Indeed, “The Day The Earth Stopped Turning” is a classic hard rock album that seeks of his peers in the current world of music and which is much more than a tribute to the good old days.
A man, his friends and their mission give us an over 80 minutes lasting listening pleasure through some soaring vocals, hot riffs, Hammond B3 runs and groovy choruses.
Carsten has all the vocal chops from the classic era of the genre, but also is a darn fine songwriter. You can listen the works out of his pen on albums by Russell Allen, Mat Sinner, Vengeance, Gary Barden, etc. , and here has delivered some fine hard rockers plenty of melody.
The Carsten Lizard Schulz Syndicate rocks, and despite the various session musicians and different recording stages, all sound cohesive: strong songs, very good vocal performance and a fine production.
It’s all classic stuff, but definitely no reheated brew, this is how straight classic hard rock should sound today.
Strongly Recommended.
01 – The Prize Is Shame
02 – Head’s Blowing a Fuse
03 – Black Water Soul
04 – Dogs
05 – Perfect to Me
06 – Into the Blue
07 – Soulburn
08 – Man in Flames
09 – Last Train to Babylon
10 – Lucky Star
11 – Song Like Rain
12 – Close Your Eyes and Count to Ten
13 – Brand New Fire
14 – Nothing Left to Give
15 – Postcards from Hell
16 – The Teacher
Lead & backing vocals:
Carsten ‘Lizard’ Schulz
Drums:
Ramy Ali (Freedom Call / Iron Mask)
Markus Kullmann (Hartmann / Glenn Hughes / Voodoo Circle)
Bass:
Thomas Bauer (Mad Max / ex-Evidence One / Frontline)
Alex Jansen (Fox)
Henning Saleschke (The Brights)
Ilker Ersin (Freedom Call / Powerworld)
Michael Mueller (Jaded Heart)
Mat Sinner (Primal Fear / Voodoo Circle / Sinner)
Neil Murray (ex-Whitesnake / Black Sabbath / Gary Moore)
Paul Logue (Eden’s Curse / Dead End Heroes)
Volker Krawczak (Axel Rudi Pell)
Keyboards:
Holger Seeger (Dead End Heroes)
Alessandro Del Vecchio (Lionville / Voodoo Circle / Hardline)
Erik Norlander (Solo artist / Lana Lane / Rocket Scientists)
Guitars:
Joerg Wartmann (ex-Evidence One / Unheilig)
Oliver Hartmann (Hartmann / Avantasia)
Axel Rudi Pell
Stefan Kahne (The Brights)
Guido Stoecker (Bodyguerra)
Matti Filippini (Moonstone Project / Glenn Hughes)
Kelly Simonz (Solo artist)
Rolf Munkes (Empire / Tony Martin / Dead End Heroes)
Tommy Vitaly (Solo artist)
Steffen Seeger (Midnite Club)
Oliver “O.G.” Guettinger (Czakan / Backbone Slide)
Cede Dupont (Silent Circus / Downspirit / ex-Freedom Call)
Helge Engelke (Fair Warning)
Chris Lyne (Mother Road / ex-Soul Doctor)
Ferdy Doernberg (Axel Rudi Pell / ex-Uli Jon Roth)
Thorsten Koehne (Eden’s Curse / ex-Hardline)
Pete Ahonen (Burning Point / Stargazery / Ghost Machine)
Additional backing vocals:
Pete Newdeck (Tainted Nation / Eden’s Curse / Unruly Child)
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