Music: Melodious Hard Rock
Website: www.houseofgames.org
Duration: 54:19 minutes (11 songs)
Country: Estonia
HOUSE OF GAMES exists most over decade. The band shared a stage with such stars like PARADISE LOST, FAITH NO MORE, W.A.S.P. or THE RASMUS. He recorded own music with well-known producers from world of Rock and Metal. And however the news about this band from Estonia reached to me (to Poland) just now together with their album “Rise And Shine”. Probable therefore that I more seldom find pleasure in this type of the music. Although from time to time I like listen this music.
And what does HOUSE OF GAMES propose for us? Generally saying the music of the band oscillates around Rock-Metal climates from 80-90 years. The similar climates we can find at such bands like AEROSMITH, HIM or else FAITH NO MORE. The compositions are very melodious but and they also are enriched of heavy sound the guitars and strong hitting of the rhythmical section. This is special connection of Metal's heaviness with melodics of Rock. The arrangements are pretty spatial and very romantic. In many moments the parties of keys, piano and string instruments were used and it additionally underlined mood of the tracks as well as reinforced of melancholy and softly dark character. Moreover some the guitar arrangements fly with progressive influences.
The majority of songs characterize themselves balladic subjects with slow paces and melancholy-nostalgic character, romantic guitar's solos, parties of keys and the strings well as the emotions singing. However how I mentioned earlier HOUSE OF GAMES also uses motives of heavy guitar's riffs and sharper solo's subjects, although they belong to minority, alternatively strengthening melancholy tension.
The album “Rise And Shine” was recorded in 2006 year, and the present line-up of the band is different entirely. Only the vocalist stayed from the old line-up, so I think that in the music of the band will be changes.
note: 7.5/10
Tracklist
01. My Child
02. 24
03. Hunter
04. Ave Maria
05. Evil In Needle
06. Friend
07. Spanish Man
08. Sugar And Spice
09. Schizophrenia
10. Dreaming
11. Rise And Shine
Line-up
Erik Meremaa: Vocals
Kalle Vilpuu: Guitars
Andrus Lillepea: Drums
Henno Kelo: Bass
Jevgeni Babkin: Keyboards
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