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Memoirs Of A Rat Queen
Retro hard rock sounds seems to be gaining popularity as the recent years go by. Perhaps its because these new bands are paying attention to their forefathers and realize that the genesis of this music is far beyond what most are doing these days. So toss in some occult overtones and you have bands like The Devil's Blood, Jess And the Ancient Ones ao. Here is a relatively new entrant in the retro arena - Neptune Power Federation hails from Australia. Like the previous mentioned bands they have a female lead singer. What seems to differentiate NPF from the others is they add in a weird element. The music is a bit off kilter, constantly changing directions. They use lots of old school keyboard sounds enhancing the 70s flavor. Having watched some of their videos I have to say their stage show looks pretty insane. Definitely a band to keep an eye on as they might blow up once the world outside of Oz picks up on them. Highly recommended.
"Memoirs of a Rat Queen is another complete concept from the Sydney retro-psychedelic metal nuts, a tale of a time-traveling avatar in female form leaping from moment to moment in history, like a Michael Moorcock anti-hero with a groovy rocking soundtrack and far less reliance on deus ex machina.
“Can You Dig?” is only the first step on the journey and the NPF are already pulling out every stop they can find in their quest for rock and roll glory: handclaps, disco beats, swathes of psychedelia, dive-bomb guitars. “Watch Out Masters” builds from an ethereal vocal melody drenched in reverb to a total psychedelic freak-out. “Bound for Hell” adds a countrified slide guitar with a smoky Southern feel before being broadsided by the big metal riffing that Fox and Troy throw all over this – they even drop a very timely and appropriate Judas Priest riff into “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” that fits right into the storyline.
The songcraft is given further impetus by the all-conquering vocals of the Rat Queen herself, a voice that goes from a whisper to a wail to a scream, unfolding tales of revenge, lust and depravity with an uncanny power and range. Combined, Memoirs of a Rat Queen is a wild ride of rocking heavy metal, funky bass lines, danceable beats, blazing guitar solos, pop-laced melodies and multi-tracked banshee wails with a glorious full-colour graphic novel to accompany it all. If it was any more fun, it would be illegal." - Loud Australia