Acacia Avenue Cold

2014, Danish guitar player, Torben Enevoldsen (Fate) is back with a great follow-up to the first Acacia Avenue disc. He has some very talented vocalists on board that really make this release a true step above the debut! Enevoldsen also plays bass, keyboards and supplies backing vocals to the entire release and has enlisted Dennis Hansen from the band Fatal Force on drum duties. The disc opens with the very strong hard rocking track ,,Time", featuring Steve Newman. Some other strong tracks are ,,Freedom From Doubt" featuring Pete Sundell and another song featuring the aforementioned Steve Newman entitled ,,Angelina" (with perhaps the catchiest chorus on the disc). Torben Enevoldsen's guitar playing is nothing short of fantastic! Just about all the songs on this release are loaded with hooks and the solos are all very soulful, tasty and melodic! Although he can shred like Yngwie J. Malmsteen or Paul Gilbert, the guitar solos add to the songs instead of being the centerpiece.