Friday 23 December 2011

Meldrum - Loaded Mental Cannon (2002)

Hold on a minute, where the fuck did this bomb come from ? Meldrum is a mighty metal outfit consisting of a lethal sisterhood including founder member and stunning Michelle Meldrum who sadly passed away in 2009. Meldrum was once part of the bruising all female combo Phantom Blue but Meldrum takes up reins and boy you'd better be ready. This is orgasmic heavy metal straight from the volcano, taking no prisoners it equally grinds and exhales fire to match any record by say, Motorhead. This is one oily fuckin' record of amazing heaviness yet sultry sexiness, enabled of course by the fact that the trio of females present are absolutely stunning and if that's not enough then prepare to be slashed and thrashed by Meldrum's jaw dropping riffs and the dragon breath tones of Moa Holmsten. I haven't heard female fronted rock like this for a while, in fact it kicks like a metal mule, yet is able to present a variety of moods, the melodic 'Feeding The Hope' for example is classic metal but you can take your pick from a number of monsters here and you won't be disappointed. 'The Story Of Junk', 'Through Shattered Eyes' and 'Attackpa', featuring former Thin Lizzy guitar hero Brian Robertson. Don't let it put you off that Europe man John Norum pays a visit to - after all, he is Meldrum's husband. Metal suffered a great loss when Meldrum passed but what she's left behind is a furious legacy that deserves to be heard.

8/10

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