Category: B.O.W

Since formed a few years ago, melodic hard rockers B.O.W (Brotherhood Of Wolves) have been consistent releasing new material and after 2022’s ‘A Dump of Twisted Destinies’ now they are presenting the fresh opus “Chasing Shadows“. B.O.W formed in Spain by drummer Tommy Lopez and lyricist Vladimir Emelin, both collaborating with the late Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) on his last record. After Hensley’s death, they decided to launch this classic melodic hard rock band.
With a classic style from the ’80s and some AOR splashes here and here, “Chasing Shadows” is modern in terms of production, however with a timeless spirit, convincing riffs and concise songs.
This new album features new vocalist Diego Valdez (Drean Child, Helker) which smooth pipes perfectly fits the band’s songwriting. Former singer Marco May appears in a couple of tracks and a remix, while from Finland veteran rocker Rafa Castillo duets with Valdez on one song and performs another a sole lead.
Also from Finland, Jani Hölli (Waltari, LoveGod) provides keyboards, and as guests we find Rob Wolf, Baire, Dr. Guit on guitar and Ale Stabile on bass…

“Brotherhood Of Wolves” is B.O.W’s debut album, a project created in Spain by drummer Tommy Lopez and lyricist Vladimir Emelin, both collaborating with the late Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) on his last record. After his death, they decided to launch this classic hard rock band with material partially wrote for Hensley, but also fresh material.
Because the pandemic, Lopez & Vladimir Emelin found plenty of time to write and arrange a lot of new songs, so decided to record the whole thing and release “Brotherhood Of Wolves” as a 2-CD debut.
And while there’s a bunch of songs to digest here – twenty-three – to be honest the consistent quality is maintained throughout the 2 discs, no filler in sight. It really helps the varied styles on offer – ranging from Seventies hard rock to Eighties melodic rock and some AOR splash here and here.
Also vocalist Marco May is a versatile singer with perfect English, and despite B.O.W’s indie origin, production & mix is really good…