BLACK ROCK MAZE [feat Jeff Scott Soto] – Black Rose Maze (2020)

New Canadian band BLACK ROCK MAZE, the project of vocalist Rosa Laricchiuta (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) are set to release their self titled album on 7th August 2020 via Frontiers Records.
Rosa has a powerful voice and plays down-to-earth guitar-driven hard rock accompanied by great songwriting, including her own penned songs and tunes written by the likes of Clif Magness (Steve Perry), Nasson (Chaos Magic, Sinners Blood) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Jorn, Revolution Saints, etc).
As plus there’s a guest appearance by the mighty Jeff Scott Soto.

Miss Laricchiuta has a terrific voice, singing strong, clean, and melodic with little strain. As they say, she can really belt it out. As a songwriter, Laricchiuta has a keen sense for song rhythm and groove, melody and harmony, and dropping catchy refrains. Lyrical references seem to turn on more personal nuances.
All these things are wrapped in heavier melodic hard rock, twisted with an edge thanks to sharp riffage and spry guitar solos. Between the beefy rhythm section and crisp riffage, you get songs notably heavy and dense, always melodic.

Exploring a few songs, I found myself leaning towards those where the melody and harmony rose above the heaviness, such as ‘Free’, ‘Let Me Be’, ‘Call Me Now’, or the quite catchy, and my favorite song, ‘Laws Of Attraction’ featuring Jeff Scott Soto.
But Laricchiuta can shine herself and get into strong hard rock groove with songs like ‘Only You’, ‘Maze’, or the swift moving ‘You Can’t Stop Me’.

Rosa Laricchiuta’s Black Rose Maze project showcases her strengths as an exceptional vocalist and a skilled songwriter, offering listeners some heavier, updated melodic hard rock. Hopefully there’s a long and prosperous career for this talented musician.
Highly Recommended
Highly Recommended

 

01 – In the Dark
02 – Laws of Attraction [feat Jeff Scott Soto]
03 – Let Me Be Me
04 – Free
05 – Look at Me Now
06 – Maze
07 – Let Me Go
08 – Only You
09 – Earth Calling
10 – You Can’t Stop Me
11 – Call Me Now

Rosa Laricchiuta – vocals
Jeff Scott Soto – vocals on ‘Laws Of Attraction’
Alessandro Del Vecchio – bass, keyboards
Andrea Seveso – guitars
Michele Sanna – drums
Erika Ceruti – backing vocals

 

Pre Order:
www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Rose-Maze/dp/B088GJHK6Q