KISSIN’ DYNAMITE – Generation Goodbye (2016)
Teutonic rockers KISSIN’ DYNAMITE are back with a new album, its fifth overall, titled “Generation Goodbye“. It’s the first recording the band produced on their own and is yet another example of why they’re one of the most exciting young bands in the current Melodic Hard Rock scene.
Ever since Kissin’ Dynamite made their debut (with 2008’s Steel of Swabia), they’ve delivered a high energy mix of edgy Melodic Hard Rock, and “Generation Goodbye” is no exception.
The album is full of catchy guitar hooks and ultra-infectious melodies, but it has that ’80s metal backbone crunch that makes it more than just another collection of poppy catchiness.
“Somebody to Hate,” for example, kicks you right in the teeth with pounding rhythms and razor riffs. “She Came She Saw” has a great sense of heaviness as well, but it’s catchy and melodic at the same time.
“Generation Goodbye” isn’t exactly a concept album, but you do see some themes running throughout these songs. The prevalence of social media and the need to be connected 24/7 seems to be a major focus.
Hence songs like “Hashtag Your Life” and the title track. It adds another aspect to the songs, in that you actually want to pay attention to the lyrics.
The whole album is rock-solid, but towards the second half, you get a series of absolutely fantastic melodic rockers in “Highlight Zone,” “Masterpiece,” “Flying Colours” and “Under Friendly Fire” that just put this already good album right over the top.
Kissin’ Dynamite has never really released a bad album, but their last couple haven’t had quite the same impact that their 2010 album Addicted to Metal had.
“Generation Goodbye” not only captures that energy, it is arguably the best release of the band’s career.
It’s one of the best Melodic Hard Rock albums 2016 has to offer and is a must-hear for fans of H.E.A.T., Eclipse, Pink Cream 69, The Treatment and The Defiants.
KILLER
01. Generation Goodbye
02. Hashtag Your Life
03. If Clocks Were Running Backwards
04. Somebody To Hate
05. She Came She Saw
06. Highlight Zone
07. Masterpiece
08. Flying Colours
09. Under Friendly Fire
10. Larger Than Life
11. Utopia
Steffen Haile – Bass
Andreas Schnitzer – Drums
Jim Müller – Guitars
Ande Braun – Guitars
Johannes Braun – Vocals
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