No Need To Fear
Posted October 11, 2007
By IronJedi,
12 Stones, Wind-Up Records' 4 piece hard rock band, returns to the music scene with their third studio release in 5 years. Anthem for the Underdog picks up where the band left off from their brief touring hiatus, delivering more of their straight forward hard rock sans extraneous frills or contrived vocals. 12 Stones doesn't attempt to innovate, instead they focus on creating and playing some of the catchiest, crunchiest, rock music.
One caveat about this album: 12 Stones' lyrics continue to be bleakly frank, addressing brokenness, betrayal and emotional pain. This time around though, the snarling, angry tenor of the previous two albums is tempered by more of a tone of righteous indignation. Hope, healing and redemption make an appearance in the title track, the gracious concession of "It Was You" and the defiant "The Dark Day;" even the forlorn "World So Cold" offers a glimmer of hope in the midst of a grim examination of our out of control world.
To put it plain and simple: the guys of 12 Stones know how to rock! Fans of Creed, Skillet, Kutless, Fuel, Decyfer Down and Crossfade; this album is for you!
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