KICKIN VALENTINA – The Revenge Of Rock (2021)
Unapologetic rock n’ roll machine KICKIN VALENTINA are ready to release their 3rd full-length album “The Revenge of Rock” worldwide on Mighty Music/Target Group. Produced by Andy Reilly (UFO, Bruce Dickinson), the new CD is the most diverse KV album so far, punchy, and ass kickin’ indeed.
Mastered by expert Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More, Halford) “The Revenge of Rock” sounds great as you might expect. Opening up with the sleazy stadium rocker ‘Freak Show’ the fun doesn’t stop until the last notes of the loud and proud fist-pumping title track have sounded.
There’s a more melodic Dokken-like number in ‘Somebody New’, and a ‘goodtime’ hot summer night rocker with ‘End of the Road’ which set out the stall nicely but the rocking attack doesn’t stop there.
In-between we are treated to the mid-tempo clarion-call ‘Strange’; the earthier tale that makes up ‘Lookin’ For Me’ which hangs off an understated riff that just hits the spot and the Bluesier ‘War’ which slithers and shimmies just right.
Even though there are only nine tracks here it’s clear the emphasis was on quality. I really bang my head with the dirty Sunset Strip meets AC/DC rocker ‘Rat Race’, and the lone ballad ‘Heart Tattoo’ threatening to steal the show.
Killer rocking album. Highly Recommended
01 – Freakshow
02 – Somebody New
03 – Rat Race
04 – Strange
05 – Lookin for Me
06 – War
07 – Heart Tattoo
08 – End Of The Road
09 – The Revenge of Rock
Heber Pampillon (guitars)
Jimmy Berdine (drums)
Joe Edwards (vocals)
Chris Taylor (bass)
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www.amazon.com/Revenge-Rock-Kickin-Valentina/dp/B08LJSKF7S
