BLOODPIT
Mental Circus
8.5 out of 10

Here we have another sensational Finnish band! They are called BLOODPIT, and once again they play a very strong melodic mix of Goth, Glam and 70s groovy Hardrock riffs, ending up sounding like HIM, but still with an own sort of approach, which is very melodic. You might even call their ‘Mental circus’ CD a pure Melodic Rockalbum actually, because the songs are most of the time sounding like a melodic rockband.

11 songs are included and with the typical Northern European dark approach the songs sound modern and a bit moody, but still very melodic, especially during the choruses. I think the best description I can come up with here is a mix of GUNS’N’ROSES, HIM, TEN, BILLY IDOL and THE CULT. Lead singer/guitarist Matthau Mikojan has a good voice that sounds like a cross between DAVID BOWIE, AXL ROSE and the HIM singer, while the songs feature very melodic choruses (TEN, THE RASMUS, HIM style).

There’s all sorts of songs on the album, uptempo, midtempo, semi-ballads, etc. although the band seems to be at their best during uptempo meloidic rockers such as “Bad echo”, “Bad-ass Blues”, “One more time” and “Out to find you”, but a semi-ballad like “Platitude” also sounds quite sensational. Definitely another highly recommended CD from Finland.

Gabor Fabian / Strutter Magazine