Subject: Blood Of The Sun Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:54 pm
Ever heard of this band?
Being a Solitude Aeturnus fan, I try to support Brainticket Records which is run by John Perez. I can't say I like everything he releases, but if it sounds interesting I usually give it a shot. Blood of the Sun is one of the bands that simply sounded cool without even hearing a tune. Mark Zammeron from Las Cruces being the name that rang my bell. He sang on the self-titled debut and did a great job.
Anyway, the band plays 70s hard rock, lots of keyboard and hammond. Henry Vasquez, the drummer, sang on the second album, In Blood We Rock, and he sounded a lot like Zammeron. Their third album, Death Ride, was just released, and this one has Derek St. Holmes on vocals! (He's best known, I guess, for his work with Ted Nugent.) So this gives the band a very different sound now, as his voice is nothing like the previous two singers. It also sounds heavier! The album sounds awesome, either way. Gotta order this damn thing.
Check out the samples (more songs on the MySpace page):
ONE MORE FOR THE RIDE (from Death Ride) HELL ON ITS KNEES (from Blood of the Sun)
Subject: Blood Of The Sun 
Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:54 pm