ALCHEMY - Room66

Dipping into the metal scene here in Ireland a bit of late, a track which has stood out above the rest has been 'Room66' by Roscommon band Alchemy. A hard working band who've gigged around quite a lot over the past few years, they've supported a few high profile bands from here I'd rather never mention. They're certainly not in the sphere of bands I'd normally listen to. However, describing their sound as 'a blend of anger, love, revenge and tears exploding through your speakers', in Room66 this is essentially what you get, and is quite a good one. Unfortunately, in terms of the appeal of their music to this particular listener, it gets a lot worse after that, but I'll happily take exception with Room66. It may be anthemic and power metal, but it's also grounded in a trashy fast tight riff, edging, raw and angry enough to have an interlude veering on punk without it sounding out of place. I'm not a fan of metal, and haven't been for some time, but a good song is a good song regardless of genre, and this is one worth mentioning here. As for influences, they cite everything from Muse to Trivium to Foo Fighters, though none are too obvious listening back, or not to my ear anyway.



They've some new material on the way soon, so perhaps worth watching their space. In the meanwhile, for those interested, the current material comes from a self-produced album made last year, a copy of which can be obtained by getting in touch with the band via their myspace or bebo page, where 'Room66' streams.

Related Links:

http://www.myspace.com/bandturbulencemusic

http://band-alchemy.bebo.com