Page 36 - RYAN'S GIG GUIDE DECEMBER 2014

RGG December 2014 - p.36
In Search Of Sun are Adam Leader (Vocals)
Rory Kay (Guitar) David Mena Ferrer (Guitar)
Faz Couri (Bass) and Sean Gorman (Drums
backing vocals) I will tell you now that if you
are looking for delicate heart felt ballads then
my friend you are in the wrong place entirely
This is a straight up metal record big brash and
in your face No airs and graces whatsoever
make no mistake this record is like going
rounds with Mike Tyson You’ll get battered
from head to toe and from all imaginable
angles but at the final bell the rewards are
spectacular
The album opens with title track ‘The World Is
Yours’ and it showcases everything that makes
In Search Of Sun what they are Back in their
days as Driventhe band weren’t exactly known
for nuanced subtlety but they have progressed
and refined their style and the results are
outstanding The trademark thundering guitars
along with the monster vocals and rhythm
section remains but there is more melody
about their work in this new incarnation All of
those things are present in this opening track
and it sets up what’s to come magnificently
‘Give In’ sees the band give a headbang rather
than a nod to their heavier roots as the
aggression and energy really steps up a gear
The clean vocals of the opener remain but they
are now joined by impassioned screams from
Leader in a much heavier section and much like
all of the best nights out the track ends in all
out chaos A great bass intro and classic metal
‘chopping’ guitars greet the arrival of ’ ’
The great clean vocals soar and the guitar solo
not for the last time on the record tower above
the lot in awesome style I know I keep on
about it but the different sections and layers to
tracks like this one really show how far the
band has grown over the last year or so
Ever since I heard ‘The World Is Yours’ the lead single from this album I have
been looking forward to reviewing it. The trackmarked the transition of the band
from being Driven to becoming In Search Of Sun… Same band but with a little
twist. That track really caught my ear and I was seriously interested to hear the
rest of the album, and as if by magic a copy of The World Is Yours fell into my
hands just over a month ago, and I haven’t stopped playing it since.