BLACK SWAN
SHAKE THE WORLD
Frontiers
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
This may be a new rock band to you but if we mention it has Reb Beach on guitar, you should become curious. This is straight down the line, hard rock with big vocals, blazing leads and tasty harmonies. Alongside Reb is Jeff Pilson on bass, Matt Starr on drums and Robin McAuley on vocals. Title track opener’s doom-laden opening morphs into a pounding down-picked riff; the solo blazes bigtime with pick tapping and legato runs, while Johnny Came Marching has some gnarly wah licks from Reb. It’s not all pounding riffs though as ballad Make It There is rich with keys and an eighth-note 80s styled bass line. Talking of 80s, GN’R fans will love She’s On To Us - a peachy low riff graced with screaming wah lines. If a new hard rock act is what you crave, check out Black Swan!