GIANT X - I (2013)

[Nightrain]

 

German hard rock / heavy metal

Brainchild of Rolf Kasparek and Peter J. Jordan of Running Wild

 

Tracklist:

01. The Rise Of The Giant X Intro (0:34)

02. On A Blind Flight (3:30)

03. Dont Quit Till Tomorrow (3:58)

04. Badland Blues (4:32)

05. Now Or Never (3:38)

06. Nameless Heroes (4:18)

07. Go 4 It (3:43)

08. The Count (3:24)

09. Rough Ride (4:24)

10. Friendly Fire (3:27)

11. Lets Dance (2:59)

12. Soulsurvivors (3:55)

13. R.O.C.K (4:07)

[Nightrain]

So, anybody heard this ? A not-very-famous project of Rolf Kasparek and Peter Jordan from German's old band, Running Wild. If you're into heavy metal, you should be familiar with this band, but GIANT X isn't totally heavy metal, actually they combine it with melodic hard rock, making this album accessible and enjoyable, probably with couple of average fillers.

 

Check out several of their songs which I think are pretty good

 

On A Blind Flight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cABgbrU79IQ

 

Don't Quit Till Tomorrow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlBezjmi1Bg

 

Now Or Never

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXbtA7bfO_k

 

Now I still can't find 'Let's Dance' which I think is the best track here and tend to avoid 'Badland Blues' and 'Friendly Fire' which are average. 'R.O.C.K' is also a fun track, and 'The Count' and 'Rough Ride' are also great tracks. The production is fine, and perhaps the vocal is a little too gritty for those who's not familiar with RW. But all in all, a pretty satisfying album, and based on first spin, I gave this one 76%

[Geoff]

I wasn't going to bother with this one, but based on your recommendation I'll at least give it a go and report back.

[Nightrain]

Yeah just don't be too harsh on them, remember, they're old guy

[Stefan]

Samples of the album here: http://www.spv.de/_BRIDGE/products.php?product=260732

[Dead Planet]

Decent stuff ...I'll try to track down the cd....

[darin]

Was never really into Running Wild, but this sounds pretty good.