Snakeryder
is one of the best band names EVER. Just thought I’d
mention that. These Jersey devils play 80’s-fried – hell, 80’s BEDEVILED
melodic flash metal. Snakeryder
may well be the first band to readily compare themselves to Y&T
since that kid I knew in high school, Tommy, who used to walk
around the halls with drumsticks in his backpocket. Tommy might even
be IN this band, for all I know. And ‘tis true, they do have that
breezy, summer of ’83 arena metal vibe to ‘em, but, aside from one
creaky ballad, Snakeryder don’t skimp on the headbanger
crunch. Matter of fact, when they don’t REALLY pour on the
pop metal hooks (see the Autograph-esque “Love it Bites”
– yikes!) they sound kinda like 80’s Aussie Angus-revivalists
Heaven, and, in their heavier moments, like the New American
Shame (opener “Shake for a Shake” is a deadringer for NAS’s
“Auburn”). Proving their blue-collar, Jersey,
love-it-or-leave-it roots, they’ve also go a “patriotic” tune on
here, “The USA”, that manages to ‘support the troops’
and take a jab at ‘big government’ at the same time. Oh, and
almost every song has the same title as another 80’s tune (“Danger
Zone”, “Stick to Your Guns” “Long Way Home”,
“Road to Ruin”), AND the guit-solos sound like
John Sykes! It’s pretty wild, man. Makes me think of chicks in
half-shirts and denim mini-skirts. And I LIKE thinkin’ of
stuff like that. One question, tho – why’s Graham Bonnet on
the cover? Just wondering.
Snakeryder
is one of the best band names EVER. Just thought I’d
mention that. These Jersey devils play 80’s-fried – hell, 80’s BEDEVILED
melodic flash metal. Snakeryder
may well be the first band to readily compare themselves to Y&T
since that kid I knew in high school, Tommy, who used to walk
around the halls with drumsticks in his backpocket. Tommy might even
be IN this band, for all I know. And ‘tis true, they do have that
breezy, summer of ’83 arena metal vibe to ‘em, but, aside from one
creaky ballad, Snakeryder don’t skimp on the headbanger
crunch. Matter of fact, when they don’t REALLY pour on the
pop metal hooks (see the Autograph-esque “Love it Bites”
– yikes!) they sound kinda like 80’s Aussie Angus-revivalists
Heaven, and, in their heavier moments, like the New American
Shame (opener “Shake for a Shake” is a deadringer for NAS’s
“Auburn”). Proving their blue-collar, Jersey,
love-it-or-leave-it roots, they’ve also go a “patriotic” tune on
here, “The USA”, that manages to ‘support the troops’
and take a jab at ‘big government’ at the same time. Oh, and
almost every song has the same title as another 80’s tune (“Danger
Zone”, “Stick to Your Guns” “Long Way Home”,
“Road to Ruin”), AND the guit-solos sound like
John Sykes! It’s pretty wild, man. Makes me think of chicks in
half-shirts and denim mini-skirts. And I LIKE thinkin’ of
stuff like that. One question, tho – why’s Graham Bonnet on
the cover? Just wondering.