Honour thy Sabbath

Fernando Serani’s tribute to Black Sabbath goes beyond being a labour of love and becomes a showcase of talent.  The ten tracks (featuring the same number of bands) are a telling examination of the current state of the dark arts in Argentina.  Nearly all succeed.  Nativo’s “War Pigs” (the opening siren at one with the genre) and Barilari’s “Heaven and Hell” (beautifully balanced; keyboards add depth) kick off the album with punch and power.  The unwitting (but marvellously appropriate) reference in the bass line to the finale of Dvorak’s New World Symphony featured in both, link them beyond general style.  Fernando Podesta’s gravel vocals are no match for Adrian Barilari’s dulcet tone—the guitar solos (Sergio Berdichevsky, Daniel Telis, respectively) are compelling jammed with “wow” and heat.  Other highlights include “Children of the Grave” (Horcas & Andres Giminez) with its twin evil laughs adding to the Bolero-ish rhythm.  “Paranoid” (Los Natas) completes the set with an easy jazz feel opening that’s the perfect tonic to the angst-filled tracks which precede it.  The gothic, eerie soundscape of “Die Young” features the stellar drum kit of Pablo Soler feeding energy to all and Victor Rivarola’s vocals that flirt dangerously with disaster at the top.  But the hands-down favourite (reprised on video) is sure to be “No Stranger to Love.”  This straight-up ballad features former Black Sabbath member Glenn Hughes.  His experience lifts this track to the heavens as he reminds us “I gave you my heart/You cried for my soul,” and shades every word with meaning and colour that the others can only admire.  His final wail (after guitarist Walter Giardino’s mood-enhancing solo) is unforgettable.

1. War Pigs (listen to a sample here) Nativo (Fernando Fodesta, Sergio Berdichesvsky, Javier Tumini, Gustovo Rowek) 2. Heaven and Hell (listen to a sample here) Barilari (Adrian Barilari, Daniel Telis, Gonzalo Ledesma, Ruben Yañez, Jorge Perini, Leonardo Palmieri) 3. TV Crimes Plan 4 (Javier Compiano, Leandro Zunni, Gonzalo Espejo, Diego Oviedo) 4. Anno Mundi Magika (Juan Soto, Juan Pablo Kilberg, Jorge Perini, Leonardo Palmieri) 5. No Stranger to Love Rata Blanco & Glenn Hughes (Glenn Hughes, Walter Giardino, Adrian Barilari, Hugo Bistolfi, Guillermo Sanchez, Fernando Scarcella) 6. Zero the Hero Sauron (Pato Larralde, J.B. Larralde, Piter Barrett, Gustavo Boulay)

7. Children of the Grave (listen to a sample here) Horcas & Andres Gimenez (Walter Meza, Sebastian Coria, Gabriel Lis, Norberto "Topo" Yañez, Guillermo De Luca, Andres Gimenez) 8. Supernaut O'Connor (Claudio O'Connor, Alejandro Cota, Hernan Garcia, Pablo Naydon) 9. Die Young Beto Vazquez Infinity (Victor Ravarola, Vero Aiudi, Paola Tieffemgerb, Marcele Ponce, Pablo Soler, Lilih Bertolini, Ramiro Escobar, Beto Vazquez) 10. Paranoid (listen to a sample here) Los Natas (Sergio Chotsourian, Walter Broide, Gonzalo Villagra, Adrian Outeda) 11. No Stranger to Love (Video) Rata Blanco & Glenn Hughes (Glenn Hughes, Walter Giardino, Adrian Barilari, Hugo Bistolfi, Guillermo Sanchez, Fernando Scarcella)

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