Pride Of Lions - Unbridled (CD)

A very reliable force on terms of melodic rock are the Americans PRIDE OF LIONS around songwriter Jim Peterik (g/v/keys, ex SURVIVOR, IDES OF MARCH, WORLD STAGE) and Toby Hitchcook (v). On album number eight, too, they and their stable line-up celebrate bombastic, melodic and simply touching sounds. "Unbridled" is full of epic tracks with tons of emotional drama and despite the rather dark artwork, you get a lot of positivity here. PRIDE OF LIONS always work best when the two main protagonists share lead vocals like on e.g. "What The Whole World Needs To Know" oder "Hell Or High Water". (MS)