Earshock Records is a subsidiary of AMS, an historical record label speciaized in Italian Progressive Rock, since the ’70s until today. Earshock stays focused on Italian artists, but exclusively in the field of hard’n’heavy music in all of its forms.
“Loading…” is the first Earshock release, and the second – third, if we consider the unreleased “Versus” (1998) – work by Tool Silence from Bergamo: it’s a project whose roots can be found back in 1985, even if the first signs of life came out at the beginning of the following decade, when guitarist Flavio Facchinetti discovers in Susanna Riva the ideal partner to develop their own sound.
The album lasts over one hour, with quite lenghty tracks (6-8 minutes) of classic heavy metal with a modern and progressive vein, respectively in the groove and the songs structure. Susanna’s voice is not sweet and delicate here, as many would probably expect, but powerful and aggressive, sometimes accompanied by raw and angry filtered male vocals. There are also some peaceful moments, such as in “Memory”, also present in a ‘piano & voice only’ version as a bonus track. “Change” is an original tribute to Tears for Fears, a song the band makes their own, even with something coming from a completely different genre. The album artwork consists of the industrial-ish works made by sculptor Francesco Lussana, which perfectly blend with the musical content of this record.
CD digipack edition.
Tracklist
1.Elettroerosione a filo & pressa
2.The wolf
3.Blind
4.Came from Hell
5.Memory
6.Change
7.A room
8.Coming to an end
9.Burn
10.Intermezzo II
Bonus track:
11.Memory (piano version)
