Melodic Rock from Canada

Original 2002

NEU / NEW

Credits:

Harold Hess (vocals), Pete Lesperance (guitar), Mike Gionet (bass), Darren Smith (drums)

Tracks:

1. Weight Of The World
2. Killing Me
3. Outside Your Window
4. All I Want
5. This Ain't Over
6. Internude
7. You Ruin Everything
8. Charmed Life
9. If You
10. See Saw
11. Voice Inside

Canadian Melodic Rock act that have found a huge fan base in Japan. Vocalist Harold Hess and drummer Darren Smith had been members of Oshawa Metal band BLIND VENGEANCE releasing the 1984 album 'Taste Of Sin'. Hooking up with ex-MINOTAUR guitarist PETE LESPERANCE and bassist Mike Gionet the quartet created HAREM SCAREM and spent a full year rehearsing. The resulting demo tape landed the band a deal with WEA Records. Undoubtedly one of Canada's finest AOR bands of the nineties, ‘Weight Of The World’ sees the quintet make a return to a harder melodic-rock sound after a dalliance with a softer direction on the ultimately disappointing album 'Rubber'. The big crunching guitar sound, layered vocals and supremely catchy hooks blends elements of the best of Def Leppard, Bon Jovi and Giant with a modern and individual sound. Ranging from the anthemic swaggering stomp of the title track to the Queen-like balladry of ‘This Ain’t Over’, this album features a strong selection of songs that the fans of eighties' American rock in particular will drool over. ‘Weight of The World’ yielded enough quality to sell well in their strong markets of Canada and Japan, and in a perfect world should have elevated them from cult status to more mainstream success everywhere else.