As the title suggests, this is the 4th
album from the Trondheim based, Spidergawd (there is also a band with this name
from Los Angeles). Bent (Motorpsycho) is
not on this album and has been replaced by Hallvard. Is this Love sounds a lot
like Monster Magnet during the heavy section (Dopes to Infinity) but the rest
of the track is unique and a pretty heavy at times but also pretty commercial
in the pop section. Overall, it is pretty intense stuff though. I am the Night
starts with drums and bass (great studio production!) and then it gets more and
more intense and a great wah guitar solo. Loucille is a mid paced sort of power rocker. I don’t
know why but I get 80s KISS for some reason?? Ballad of a Millionare (Song for
Elina) slows things down a bit but the heavy vibe is still there and Per’s
powerful vocals are ever present. Side B
starts with the single from the album, What have you Become, a fast paced
rocker! The Inevitable starts off with some sax and harmonica and a really cool
slow build. It eventually gets quite heavy and is the longest and most
musically diverse track on the record. Heaven comes Tomorrow starts with the
band going into rock and roll attack mode before, storming off on the cool riff.
The record ends with Stranglehold (not the Ted Nugent classic!). It has a heavy
Nugent like riff though and rocks… The saxophone plays much less a role on this
record than in the past and plays mostly dark tones and not many solos. They
have a guest harmonica and pedal steel on one track, which is cool. This band
gets more heavy and rocking with each record.
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