Stoney Curtis Band - Halo Of Dark Matter (2013)

Blues rock record may not be a common genre that are being offered in this current era, but that obviously isn’t stopping veteran name in the genre such as Stoney Curtis in changing his lane as through his latest outing under Stoney Curtis Band, the guitarist/singer released an interesting record titled “Halo Of Dark Matter. This album brought that energetic vibe which could bring both blues and classic rock lovers back into that sensational 70s rocking stadium guitar heroes scenes as Curtis crafted tons of jams-oriented guitar playing for his follow up to the 2012 live double CD/DVD outing.

For this latest record, Stoney Curtis tabbed Barry Barnes on bass along with Jeff Tortora (drums) to craft that enchanting blues rock music pieces on that album, released under Shrapnel Records’ Blues Bureau International. Starting out the blues rock experience on “Halo of Dark Matter” is a track called ‘Pure Greed’ that provides that energizing riffs and pretty catchy verse part, a pretty suitable choice indeed for a track opener. Although majority of the tunes are being presented in that energetic blues-rock style, but Curtis still add other elements such as a slower or ballad kind of bluesy feel in several tracks such as ‘Deja Vu’, ‘Halo of Dark Matter and also ‘In The Shadows’.

It’s basically a musical eargasm for those blues-rock maniacs, who have been longing to check out some interesting new songs that can potentially be their life theme. Being filled with exciting riffs, exciting solos, and lovely melodic pieces, music fans should really spent a bit of their time and even dime to check out “Halo Of Dark Matter” from Stoney Curtis, especially those who enjoyed those classic blues-rock themes from the old days. There’s about 12 well arrange tracks in this album, which is more than enough to entertain all music lovers from all around the globe. (rock-expert.com)