Magnum - The Monster Roars (2022)

It’s a sign of definite quality when a band can look back at a career which started as early as 1972 (!) and are still capable of thoroughly awing their fans with every new album. Magnum deliver this kind of quality on a regular basis and are set to prove their outstanding position once again with their latest studio offering ‘The Monster Roars’. Even after difficult months marked by pandemic-related concert cancellations, contact restrictions and uncertain perspectives for the whole music industry, the English rock act have succeeded in creating a vibrant, homogeneous work that impresses its listeners from the first to the last note and includes a number of surprises. ‘The Monster Roars’ kicks off with a real bang: opening with the title track, Magnum make it unmistakably clear that the group’s current line-up consisting of Bob Catley (vocals), Tony Clarkin (guitar), Rick Benton (keyboards), Dennis Ward (bass) and Lee Morris (drums) is bursting with enthusiasm. Especially the signing of American bassist Dennis Ward (ex-Pink Cream 69, Unisonic, Place Vendome) has proved to be an absolute stroke of luck. ‘The Monster Roars’ is a well-tempered mixture of typical Magnum trademarks, contemporary influences and trailblazing approaches which are guaranteed to win the band lots of new fans.
Tracklist
01. Magnum - The Monster Roars
02. Magnum - Remember
03. Magnum - All You Believe In
04. Magnum - I Won't Let You Down
05. Magnum - The Present Not the Past
06. Magnum - No Steppin' Stones
07. Magnum - That Freedom Word
08. Magnum - Your Blood is Violence
09. Magnum - Walk the Silent Hours
10. Magnum - The Day After the Night Before
11. Magnum - Come Holy Men
12. Magnum - Can't Buy Yourself a Heaven