RATING: RRRR
LABEL: PLEDGE MUSIC
REVIEW BY: ALAN
HOLLOWAY
Belting out Southern
fuelled hard rock by way of County Armagh, Trucker Diablo have gone
from strength to strength over the course of three albums, and they
show no sign of slowing down with this, album number four. So far
they've not been in need of a tune up, but even with the quality of
the previous releases, it has to be said that 'Fighting For
Everything' may well prove to be a decent sized fuel injection for
their career.
Always a superb, energy
filled live band, Trucker Diablo will never have the same impact in
the studio, but that doesn't mean to say they don't try. Opener 'Born
Trucker' starts off with a galloping intro reminiscent of 80s Iron
maiden before settling down into the familiar pounding riffage
associated with Trucker Diablo. It's immediately catchy, like most of
their songs, and I was singing about what a born trucker I was before
the end of the first listen. Don't think this is some sort of country
'Convoy' type thing either – trucker Diablo are all about the head
down, fist in the air rock experience, with power, passion and melody
all sitting side by side in the cab. With this album they deliver
track after track of this stuff, with each track having it's own
identity even though the style is similar. Closer 'When The Waters
Rise' changes tack completely, as the band sign off with a classy
power ballad that works perfectly to help the listener come down from
the frantic rocking of the previous ten tracks.
'Fighting For
Everything' is a bit of a monster, truth be told. The songs all have
huge potential to kill live (and I've no doubt they will), with
massive guitars everywhere that make the whole thing a headbanger's
heaven indeed. If you've ever caught them at a festival or nodded
your head along to a track then this is the perfect time to become a
loyal mothetrucker because 'Fighting For Everything' is a perfect
distillation of just what Trucker Diablo are all about.
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