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This is simply a great album, another great one from ITM. A mix of the new stuff, their "new" sound, with a nice dose of their older stuff.
Come on you naysayers and "Oh they did too much of this, not enough of that", or "I expected". Filling the fans expectation lists is not what a band truly cares about. Its what makes great bands suk after a while, when they keep trying to meet the so called die-hard fans expectations. It's stifling! Artists make their art for themselves, not an audience. Especially those stuck in the mud of "I know what I like and I like what I know." Phooey! There's enough of that in the metal and overall rock scene. Same things done a hundred and one similar ways.
Black Widow is clearly linked to Blood. The themes/story-lines flow across the two albums. Sure there isn't all the scream/growl'n from A Star Crossed Wasteland, but lets face it, that sound can only take a band this talented so far. It got them the attention of the male-dominated metal audiences, and I imagine the more sophisticated ladies, but then what is a band to do? Grind it out as a fairly decent metal/growl'r band? Get lost in that over-filled pool of mediocrity? If you listen to their old stuff now, you can hear Blood and Black Widow in the backgrounds, working their way to the surface.
And for those who dont get it, ITM puts on a Rock SHOW. A la, Alice Cooper, etc, and in that there must be some camp and a lot of tongue in cheek. Humor with some seriousness is a must with a Rock spectacle, and Maria knows it. If You don't get it, don't understand that, then you're truly missing out. It cant be all about banging ones head all the time. Or screaming for no clear reason, other than the lead singer cant sing. As for the rap-like stuff...come on! Wake up folks that style is here to stay, and when a singer can actually float in and out of styles like Maria...its all part of the artists palette!
I just saw the band last week for a Sirius exclusive show in NYC. Great show! They played a mix of tunes, and the only problem I had was the stage was too small for Maria. She looked like she might fall off if she got too physical...which she is prone to do. But Maria and band make all the Pop-Divas (Beyonce, J-Lo, Minaj, etc) who do a Vegas-like stage show, look small, because they have nothing but Dazzle to present. Maria reaches for a deeper place, and it feels organic, not someone elses work. All the band needs do now is better move from song to song, get the band more involved in the flow of the show, and in the "story telling." ITM should be in the Super Bowl half-time show, and not the same-old Pop divas and their hype and excess, and the distraction of not a few, but a few dozen dancers!
Maria and band are, 1. doing what they want as artists, 2. and doing something that rock seriously needs these days. infusing some fun and some serious messages at the same time.
Its the ladies of hard rock like Maria, Lzzy Hale, etc who can revive the scene. Move it past the cliches of stripper songs and my d**k is bigger then yours of the males. Hail Maria and the ladies!
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Awesome choice of Music
It came fast and this is one of my favorites. Only thing tho is the case was cracked on the back which tells me delivers or packers need to be a little more careful with customers purchases
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