BURNING RAIN
Epic Obsession
Release date: May 17 2013

Epic Obsession captures all the elements that built Burning Rain's reputation: well worked riffs, virtuoso solos, a melodic voice and many choruses. Like a good wine that remained some time in the cellar, it's a pleasure to listen to this record.

There's definitely a particular energy and one can feel that Doug and Keith are happy to work together again. Oh, and they were very productive: there are 73 minutes of music in total. There are 12 songs and 2 bonus tracks: an acoustic version of the song Heaven Gets Me By and a great cover version of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir.

Burning Rain songs are not the average bluesy Hard Rock style. It's not that easy. For example, the choruses won't be repeated on and on. As a result, not many songs remain in the head after listening only once. But listening to this record several times is essential to understand how rich are the songs and to appreciate all their subtleties.

The most catchy songs are Sweet Baby Little Thing, Heaven Gets Me By, Our Time Is Gonna Come, Out In The Cold Again and the ballad Made For Your Heart, but every song has its little something that Hard Rock fans will appreciate.
And those who like good solos, you'll get exactly what you want. I found particularly impressive the one from Ride The Monkey and the storm-like intro on Till You Die. Oh and Sean McNabb also does a short but awesome bass solo on My Lust Your Fate.