Led by the throaty vocals of H.B. Anderson, Sweden's Fatal Smile celebrates aggressive, old-school glam-rock that sounds distinctly American. Even the title of the Stockholm-based quartet's second album, Neo Natural Freaks, seems like it could have been spawned in the corner of a whorehouse somewhere in seedy central Florida. Mixed by Stefan Glaumann, famed for his work with Rammstein and Stockholm's own glam-punkers Backyard Babies, Neo Natural Freaks brings modern-day attitude to musical ideas rooted in the Eighties and Nineties. "Quiet Chaos" and "Practice What You Preach," for example, have a thick and dirty post-grunge feel to them, while "Bleeding Kiss" and "Dead Man Walking" sound like bastard children of Motley Crue and King's X. On the other hand, the title track and "Learn-Love-Hate" would fit right in on today's heavy-rock radio stations in the United States. Familiar and dangerous at the same time, these 10 songs churn with a dynamic retro/current vibe that packs plenty of potential — which means Fatal Smile should put shameless grins on many hard-rock fans' faces.
Track Listing:
1) Neo Natural Freaks
2) Bleeding Kiss
3) Crash & Burn
4) Learn-Love-Hate
5) Quiet Chaos
6) Practice What You Preach
7) Dead Man Walking
8) ColorBlind
9) Common People
10) 11th Hour
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