Zar – Don’t Wait for Heroes – 2016 (Metalapolis Records), FLAC +MP3

After having released a slew of different albums with such illustrious singers as former Uriah Heep vocalist John Lawton, guitarist and founding member Tommy Clauss has decided to take matters into his own hands by switching from guitar to bass and vocal duties and by releasing this 12 track affair which combines Melodic 80s inspired hard rock with a touch of 70s style blues.
First song and also the title of the record itself “Don’t wait for Heroes” kicks off the album with a blues inspired riff before settling into a mid-paced hard rock song with a uplifting and melodic chorus. Second song “One Step Closer” is a stompier affair with a Godzilla stomping through a big city feel, pumping bass inclusive, the song like its predecessor building towards another anthemic chorus. What makes this track interesting is that it incorporates some kind of spoken word narrative during the rhythm section as well as some well-placed breaks, further accentuating the stomp like groove at the base of the song.

01. Don’t Wait for Heroes 03:56
02. One Step Closer 04:13
03. Fighter 03:22
04. All Words End 04:07
05. The Rain is Still Going On 04:09
06. Till the Final Day 03:05
07. Blood Means War 03:53
08. Time 04:44
09. The Rose 01:22
10. Triumph of Faith 03:10
11. Stalingrad 05:40
12. Konsuke 04:51
13. Storm 01:07

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