German guitarist Markus Pfeffer (Barnabas Sky, Lazarus Dream) is behind the new multinational band Atlantis Drive. With the aim of celebrating and reviving the melodic rock sound of the 80s, he sets out together with singing legend Mark Boals (Ring Of Fire, Shining Black, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force), French keyboardist Jorris Guilbaud (Devoid, Heart Line ) and drummer Markus Kullmann (Glenn Hughes, Sinner, Voodoo Circle) on a musical journey. Beyond short-lived trends, Atlantis Drive stylistically celebrates the spirit of the 80s with thick keyboards full of hooklines, groovy guitar riffs, delicate solos, catchy choruses and bombastic vocal arrangements. You haven't heard Mark Boals in such a melodic context for a long time and anyone who knows him primarily from neoclassical bands and projects will be very pleasantly surprised by the incredibly catchy hooks and choruses that he conjures up with Atlantis Drive. In terms of content, the lyrics, which are really worth listening to, cover a wide range of topics, ranging from nostalgic retrospections ("Way Back When"), belief in oneself ("Faith"), one's own finiteness ("Time", "Curtain Falls") and betrayal ( "Medusa Smile") to missing our musical heroes in the eight and a half minute final epic "Heroes".
The Power Of Rock
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