now YouTube. I love the whirlwind
drum opening by John Matlosz
and rippin’ guitar solos by Nick
Marrotta and Ryan Graci, who surf
those rhythms nicely.
Those young cats are joined by
bassist Kyle Crowley, a student of
John DeServio from Black Label
Society and Cycle of Pain, so like
the rest of the band, his chops are
killer. I look forward to seeing how
Venetta Rose’s songwriting skills
catch up to their playing. Some-
times all the emotion gets a bit
melodramatic and lyrically clichéd.
But their musical mix belies their
age and is a mighty cross between
the emotional intensity of Tool,
grit of early Aerosmith, panache of
Rush, especially the Neil Peart-like
drums, and fury of Guns N’ Roses,
particularly the interplay of guitars
and vocals.
Demello also offers pretty piano
parts on “Blend,” a power ballad
about a lonely outsider filled with
dread because he would rather be
different than blend in. If it was the
1970s, lighters would be raised
up in salute of this arena-rock an-
Listen to “Silent Letter” by Vendetta Rose
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