HUMAN TEMPLE – Murder Of Crows (2010)
Finland’s premier melodic hard rockers Human Temple are back!
Their 2004 debut “Insomnia” received rave reviews, and the fans have been eagerly awaiting a follow-up.
Now the wait is over, so be prepared for a “Murder Of Crows”.
The foundation of the Temple was laid way back in the late eighties, when vocalist Janne Hurme and drummer Petri Lehto formed their first band.
The guys were highly impressed by Kiss, Dokken, Crüe and the likes, so the style of the music just had to be hard rock, yet always with a keen ear for a good melody.
In 1998 he and Petri formed Human Temple, determined that this band would take the next step and become something bigger than their previous bands.
Their first album saw the light of day in the summer of 2004.
The next years passed quite fast, and the band went through a few line-up changes.
In the summer of 2009, they felt that the time was right for album number two.
They entered the Noise camp studio in Turku, chose the best 10 songs from their selection of new tracks, and started the recording process.
With a little help from some friends like Jani Liimatainen (ex-Sonata Arctica, Cain’s Offering), Erkka Korhonen (ex-Urban Tale, Ari Koivunen band) and Vesa Virtanen (Twilight Guardians), they created a worthy successor to “Insomnia”.
“Murder Of Crows” stays true to the sound of the debut, while adding some new elements to it.
Next to the band’s highly melodic AOR anthems such as “Just One Night”, “Ghost Of You” and “What About My Broken Heart” you’ll find some more metallic tracks, flat-out hard rocking and even atmospheric pop-rockers.
This is a great album filled with hook laden songs and if you love keyboards then you will get plenty on Murder Of Crows!
1 – Not My Fault
2 – Empty Stages
3 – Just One Night
4 – Promised Land
5 – Lie
6 – Yours Cold Blooded
7 – Ghost Of You
8 – Emily
9 – Secret
10 – What About My Broken Heart
JANNE HURME : Lead Vocals
HARRI KINNUNEN : Bass
PETRI LEHTO : Drums
JORI TOJANDER : Keyboards
If you like it, buy it!
