(MIGHTY ATOM)
Holy fuck, Welsh metal massiv Hondo Maclean don�t mince emotion with these four fresh tracks for the sethering, opening with �Lola�s Pictures� with vocalist Ben Woosnam ripping his voice to shreds in the name of such high quality, and highly emotive, metal music that�s infused with Cradle of Filth-styled darkness and Gothically poetic lyrics such as �Lips left tattoo prints on you,�
This EP has been produced by Joe Gibb�s dab-hands (who�s also worked with Funeral For A Friend & Million Dead), and to promote �Chasing Angels,� the mad Hondo guys have been high-tailing it round the UK�s best venues with Funeral For A Friend and Sikth to take their songs to gagging live audiences. Hell, they�ve had hell of a year on the road, all things considered, what with tour accompanying Poison The Well and Jackass� jackass in Steve-O too.
For the most part Hondo Maclean are not to be messed with, their music is that intense, though there is a beautiful lulling interlude that makes �Lola�s Pictures� a wondrously epic track, as the band sweetly harmonise in pondering �Why are you hiding when you could be dancing?� Why indeed?�
�Don�t Forget To Feed The Fish� is harrowingly affecting and effectively crazy, Ben�s ripping vocals hearing cause to compare these guys to Hull�s Planet 10, while the guitar riffage issued by Gavin Burrough and Gavin Philips sweats the hard edge that Iron Maiden have so mastered over the years. Meanwhile, �Wave� surges with its quality, agitated chorus, before the EP closes with �By The Power of Greyskull,� a tribute to 80�s kiddies� cartoon �He-Man and The Masters of The Universe.�
Just like He-Man, Hondo couldn�t be bolder in their ways.
(Steve Rudd)
www.hondomaclean.com
Release Date: November 17th