Will Not Go Quietly

Well, I don't know if I am getting too old, but there is no doubt that my musical horizon (call it experience) let me spot quickly the "copycat" and the talented band. Hellion plays interesting heavy/rock metal, but when you know the career of Alice Cooper and despite the fact that Hellion's vocalist is a female, you don't need to spend two hours to figure out who the major influence of this US metal band from Los Angeles is (legend?). Miss Ann Boleyn does a great job at vocals. Miss Alice Cooper I should say. However, the music is rarely interesting (with an exception for Resurrection). This lack of originality is so evident once you reach the forth track that you hardly can distinguish Alice Cooper and Hellion. Musically speaking if you like the heavy/rock period of Alice Cooper - Thrash, Hey Stoopid - you might be interested by this album Will Not Go Quietly. Just a warning here the "mega-hits" Poison or Hey Stoopid are unfortunately missing here. Sometimes Alice Cooper's parody is so evident that it made me laugh. Don't misunderstand me, Ann Boleyn is really a surprise here and saves the face of the band. But the song-writing is totally uninspired, not to say nonexistent. The Last Straw or Wildest Dream would just be fillers for Alice but here they are the best (not the worst) songs. Please guys, take some risk and innovate a little bit! Being influenced by one of the strongest US heavy/rock stars is comprehensible. Writing the same stuff and adding a female vocalist is very naive. In fact, the most disappointing aspect of the music is that it reminds me too much of this old heavy/rock music that was "scoring" once upon a time on MTV. Who said it was conventional? Produced by Mikey Davies (who also produced WASP & Korn), the sound is definitely the big winner as the resonant ambiance of Will Not Go Quietly is interesting. However, it doesn't save the day. With the prospect of good release out there, Hellion need to improve quickly if they don't want to fall into the abyss again. It is possible that my liking of this album could continue to grow as I listen to it more and more, but at first impression, it doesn't give me the "desire" to hit again the play button. Five spins were by far enough. Check before investing, as the art-cover of Travis Smith is my favorite aspect here.