The term “supergroup” is tossed around a lot these days. Is it considered a supergroup when it’s basically a complete band with a singer being changed? The End Machine, fall smack dab into this category. The band is basically Dokken, without Don, and Robert Mason, from Warrant thrown in. Does that constitute being a supergroup? In this case, I’d have to say absolutely not. Yes, you’re going to get licks from George, that are kind of Dokken sounding, and maybe even some vocals, that could have come straight off the latest Warrant album. How could you not with the classic Dokken lineup of, George Lynch, Mick Brown, and Jeff Pilson. Even with the past collaboration of George and Robert from the Lynch Mob days, the minds of Frontiers Records prove this album stands tall, and proud in it’s own corner of the music industry. The lead track, and first single, “Leap Of Faith” is just that.
Knowingly, these guys got together with a direction of good, hard rocking tunes. Having faith that their respective fan bases will acknowledge, and love it on its own accord without the comparisons to their respected pasts.
However throughout this album, even I heard some stuff that made me think, “this could been on this album”, and “this could have been on that album”, but after a listen or two, I felt that even I fell into the trap of the masses, and jumped to conclusions. I’m happy to say that I was inconceivably wrong! The End machine does stand on its own, carving yet another niche that Frontiers Records is so well at proving. There can be, and is chemistry between the right people. It is its own animal in every sense of the word.
THE END MACHINE – The Review
With eleven tracks of solid, well-written tunes. Along with absolutely beyond professional playing, how could you go wrong. Take the powerhouse vocals of Robert Mason, and throw them into the mix, and you have the perfect mix blended together for a stunningly amazing album.
The standout track for this listener was “Hard Road”. The bluesy riffs, and solid playing from Mick just makes me groove along all the way! Throw in a fantastically played solo on guitar, and I’m all in. Not to take anything away from the sound and production of the rest of this record, but this one just stands out to me.
So If you’re a fan of any of the past recordings of the guys in this band, (note I didn’t say supergroup!) And love just good, rock and roll, then, The End Machine is for you. I’m already hoping to hear an announcement of more coming in the next year, but who knows. But you cannot deny the superiority of the music presented here.
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Trevor “Psychoone” McDougall
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Tracks:
- Leap Of Faith
- Hold Me Down
- No Game
- Bulletproof
- Ride It
- Burn The Truth
- Hard Road
- Alive Today
- Line Of Division
- Sleeping Voices
- Life Is Love Is Music
- Burn The Truth (Acoustic Version – Japanese Release Only)