Men of Honor (Album)
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51 min 41 s |
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Men of Honor ( . English : Men of Honor ) is the second studio album by the American heavy metal / - Hard Rock band Adrenaline Mob . It was released on February 18, 2014 in North America and three days later in the rest of the world via Century Media . Men of Honor is the first and only album with drummer A. J. Pero .
Emergence
In June 2013, the drummer Mike Portnoy left the band for scheduling reasons. Even without a drummer, guitarist Mike Orlando and singer Russell Allen began songwriting for their second studio album. Orlando wrote "13 to 20 songs" by his own admission. Musically, the second album was influenced by more modern bands such as Shinedown or the Foo Fighters .
The recordings took place in October and November 2013 at Sonic Stomp Studio in New York City . The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Mike Orlando . AJ Pero, who was also active in the band Twisted Sister , played the drums . Pero was introduced as a new permanent member at the beginning of December 2013. Guitarist Mike Orlando contributed more to the new album than earlier background vocals . Mixed and mastered was Men of Honor by Mike Orlando.
The band signed a worldwide contract with Century Media, which previously was only responsible for Europe . In the run-up to the release, the band made one song available as a stream every week .
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The album title was suggested by Mike Orlando's father after they both considered possible album titles. Orlando's father initially suggested the Italian translation Uomini D'Onore , which eventually became the English translation Men of Honor . Orlando called Adrenaline Mob a musical gang in an interview .
"No matter what changes, we are men of honor and we will honor this entity until we die."
Feel the Adrenaline is about both a car and the band. At the end of the song, singer Russel Allen built in a small tribute to the late Alice-in-Chains singer Layne Staley . House of Lies refers to variety shows , which Mike Orlando calls a house of lies . Fallin 'to Pieces is dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Sandy .
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Reviews
Dan Mailer of the online magazine Metal Temple rated the album as a “masterpiece” and “fantastic follow-up” to the debut album. He praised the great production and recommended the album "to all fans of proper Heavy Metal with powerful vocals". Nils Macher from the online magazine Powermetal.de praised the musical mix of the album, which offers a perfect soundtrack for fast car journeys and early morning waking up and vegab eight out of ten points. Bernhard Högl from the online magazine Stormbringer.at praised the “perfectly coordinated, fat rockers who make Men of Honor a strong album”. Since he “got the feeling that the band is repeating itself” he awarded 3.5 out of five points.
Charts
Men of Honor sold approximately 3,600 times in the United States in the first week after its release. This was around 3,000 copies less than the debut album. The album reached number 99 on the US charts. In Switzerland , the album reached number 60 on the local album charts. For the first time, the band made it into the German album charts , where Men of Honor reached number 76.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Owais Nabi: INTERVIEW: Mike Orlando On Adrenaline Mob's New Drummer: "We've Got An Unbelievable Bad-ass Rock Drummer". Metal Wani, accessed December 6, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c Chris Karadimitris: Adrenaline Mob interview (Russell Allen). Rocking.gr, accessed February 16, 2014 .
- ↑ a b ADRENALINE MOB Recruits TWISTED SISTER Drummer, Signs With CENTURY MEDIA. Blabbermouth.net , accessed December 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Chad Bowar: Adrenaline Mob Announce New Album 'Men of Honor' + Reveal New Drummer. Loudwire, accessed December 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Adrenaline Mob. (No longer available online.) Musicline.de , archived from the original on March 8, 2014 ; accessed on March 8, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Adrenaline Mob. Hitparade.ch, accessed on March 4, 2014 .
- ^ Adrenaline Mob Chart history. Billboard , accessed March 4, 2014 .
- ^ Dan Mailer: Adrenaline Mob - Men Of Honor. Metal Temple, accessed February 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Nils Macher: ADRENALINE MOB - Men Of Honor. Powermetal.de , accessed on February 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Bernhard Högl: ADRENALINE MOB - Men Of Honor. Stormbringer.at, accessed on February 12, 2014 .
- ↑ ADRENALINE MOB: 'Men Of Honor' First-Week Sales Revealed. Blabbermouth.net, accessed December 27, 2013 .
