SABÏRE – Jätt (2024) *HQ*
Australian rock outfit SABÏRE began at the tail end of 2010 as an idea to have a band that played simply what came naturally on guitar to founder Scarlett Monastyrski with no set musical genre or category. Shortly thereafter, the concept grew to accompany that with a distinctive sound production.
On their new album “Jätt” Sabïre play largely traditional heavy metal that also has a hard rock / glam-ish vibe at times. The lyrics are a bit cliché and very ’80s fun style – I found myself smiling more than once thinking of old ’80s videos of bands singing about girls and the likes while listening to this.
Scarlett’s vocals will instantly stick to your brain like a tick on steroids, very melodic and recorded with a ‘big gate reverb’ and often leaving the accompanying music in the dust. Speaking of which, the music itself is very catchy and rocking, even kind of “dance-inducing” at times, with a very infectious beat.
Overall, the songs are rather “commercial” (though not ‘that’ cheap commercial), with some exceptions like “Rip, Rip, KILL!!!” which, while catchy and fun in its own right, tears things apart quite a bit more than the other tracks.
The album is kind of on the long side. While I won’t say that there are any bad songs here, something too much of a good thing is just too much. The album leaves a weird feeling in that sense, like “this is still on?” maybe 50-55 minutes in, but then once it’s finally over, it’s “oh? It’s over already?”
Basically, it’s a good thing that they still managed to fill these 70 minutes with strong songs, even though as a whole the album may have benefited from being a little shorter. That’s definitely subjective…
Nice to hear something that sounds different with Sabïre.
If you dig catchy, melodic, energetic old-fashioned metal and don’t mind the occasional “glamish” lyrical clichés, ”Jätt” is absolutely worth checking out.
Highly Recommended
01 – The Doorway (Entry)
02 – Pure Fucking Hell
03 – Ice Cold Lust
04 – I’m A Rock
05 – Just a Touch of Acid
06 – Alone Again
07 – Call Me Bastard
08 – The River (Centre)
09 – The Last Day
10 – Toxic Man
11 – Your Rending Hands
12 – Chained Down
13 – The Shadow in My Heart
14 – Rip, Rip, KILL!!!
15 – The Stairs (Exit)
Scarlett Monastyrski – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Ivor Radocaj – Guitars, Vocals (backing)
Zoran Mrakic – Bass
Paul Corben – Drums
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