Bloody Dice - '2' Eonian Records

‘2’ is a 10 track release, with a changed lineup from the debut album, bringing in Peter Larson on Drums and Jakob Haugaard on Bass, but still features on Vocals Dagfinn Joensen and on Guitar Nickie Jensen.

Album opener ‘ Cry for War’ hits you with a welcoming Bass run from Jakob bringing you into the identifiable guitar sound we expect from this band. Big powerful chords and effortless solo transitions paint a lyric thread of political angst.

There’s a distinctive tone and sound from these guys, very much evident in the debut album and continues through track two as we get into ’Maze’. Enjoy the lwriting here, messaging us that life keeps you going round in circles or hitting deadends, good analogy with the endless maze.

‘Break the Circle’ has a moody guitar line to it, awesome solo from Nickie, then think about a 70’s vibe combined with the power of the current hard rock guitar genre.

Love the power intro to ‘The Bitch is Crazy’, great track, showcases Dagfinn’s powerful vocals perfectly. There’s a confident swagger to this one.

‘Madness’ brings back the Bass intro with power chords filling the gaps, connecting up with a neat guitar solo.

Out and out rock n roll with ‘Back to Hell’, lyrics are subtle , kind of echo how we all feel sometimes, working hard just to stand still.

‘Unspoken’ slightly slower paced in some parts, but as with the preceding tracks delivers a quality rock song.

‘Struggling to Breathe’ is my album favourite, think Volbeat coupled with Priest. It's dynamic with power vocals at the right points, supported with a worthy rhythm section and of course Nickie with some mighty fine guitar work.

Slide guitar brings you into ‘Don’t Know Where We’re Going’, the band takes you on a road trip from their normal sound, but they deliver you back in one piece. Take a bow on the drumming here Peter.

‘Face the Truth’ closes the album perfectly with another great track delivered with all parts of the ‘Bloody Dice’ machine in unison.

Excellent follow up album, consolidates that initial good vibe I got from the debut.

‘Bloody Dice’, bring me more please.

Kevin McCallum