Borgofondo by Doctor Cyclops
Italian power trio Doctor Cyclops puts down with its debut an extraordinarily authentic and fulminant marching 70s hardrock album with “New Wave OF British Heavy Metal” but also US-Westcoast blues influences. It captivates with raw energy and its wealth of intelligent psychedelic and progressive facets, powerful rhythm and mystical concept with a few flute/organ flashes, but is mainly guitar driven.
Chris Draghi (vocals/guitar) knows in special kind how to melt his epic guitar riffs and wailing solos with his sensitive and catchy singing and provides a huge emotional intensity, on the one hand very mighty, but also haunted and desperately, completely in the style of groups like Black Sabbath, Grand Funk Railroad, Blue Öystercult or today's like Graveyard, Witchcraft, Cathedral. Seven songs between 4 and 8 min in total 48 mins are produced very well, rather unusually for a debut album, and create hunger to let these guys blow your mind Live-On-Stage with a genuine thunderstorm.
This album takes you back to those days when music still was music, and was celebrated to kick out the jams!
Tracklist
| 1. | Night Flyer | 4:23 |
| 2. | Cyclop's Claim | 7:11 |
| 3. | Giants of the Mountain (feat. Alia O'Brien) | 9:57 |
| 4. | Madness Show | 7:08 |
| 5. | Eileen O'Flaherty | 3:26 |
| 6. | My Revolution | 6:55 |
| 7. | The Unquiet Garden | 9:24 |
Credits
Christian Draghi - vocals and guitars
Francesco Filippini - bass
Alessandro Dallera - drums
additional musicians:
Alia O'Brien (Blood Ceremony) - flute
Enzo Draghi - hammond organ, piano
Alberto Greguoldo - Sax
Alberto Pena Zaldivar - Trumpet
Marta Rebollini - voice on "Partenze" poetry
License
All rights reserved.
Doctor Cyclops is a seventies-styled power trio playing heavy rock music inspired by a vintage sound, eldest son of glorious Balck Sabbath and of other more underground heroes from the 70ies and early 80ies such as Sir Lord Baltimore, Captain Beyond or Witchfinder General. Even more modern references are warm-vintage styled ones: Witchcraft, Cathedral, Spiritual Beggars just to say some.