Bride’s last album, and what an album it is! It pulls sounds from throughout the history of the band creating a new sound. It’s one of the most dynamic and raw albums these veterans of rock have released, a very live feel to this album, but there is a lot of great studio moments all over the record. The opener “Industrial Christ” hits you hard right away with the heavy grooves Troy Thompson is known for. “All We Are” takes you places you weren’t expecting to go to during the solo section, grinding hard rock into classic British metal – fantastic. “Love Shine” reminds me of the heavier parts of Bride’s overlooked Oddities album, also has a great solo section. “We Are Together” is a little reggae/rock mesh up with a catchy sing along chorus. “Never” and “Separate” are two of my favorites, changing from a melodic alternative to some of the heaviest riffs on the album. “Nothing Means Anything To Me”, “Look In My Head” and “Last Thing That I Feel” are classic Bride. “Downward” is one of the best ballads these guys have ever recorded. “When I Was A Kid” is a happy number with a kickin’ AC/DC vibe. “We Are The People” closes the album much like it opened, HEAVY! All this is padded with some amazing classical acoustic numbers performed by guitarist Steve Osbourne including an acoustic instrumental of Queens “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Awesome bass playing from Glenn Watts – very in the pocket. Jerry McBroom, amazing drummer, my favorite for this band. Dale hits the lyrics deep, hard, and spiritual as always. Bride’s been around a long time, so if you’re a fan, this is for you, you’ll love it beginning to end! If you’ve never checked Bride out… well there’s a lot of material to check out, this might be a good place to start and back track… it’s all good.
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