Help Sitemap Home Skip Navigation Contact Us Disability Statement

The hunt is On.
Sponsored by
The hunt is On.
Can you track down Scotland's wildest beastie?
 
 
Thursday, 4th December 2008 Change Date

Premium Article !

Your account has been frozen. For your available options click the below button.

Options

Premium Article !

To read this article in full you must have registered and have a Premium Content Subscription with the The Scotsman site.

Subscribe

Registered Article !

To read this article in full you must be registered with the site.

Sign In
Register

Album review: Northern Kings: Reborn



Click on thumbnail to view image
Click on thumbnail to view image
Click on thumbnail to view image
Click on thumbnail to view image
Click on thumbnail to view image

Published Date: 15 August 2008
By FIONA SHEPHERD
NORTHERN KINGS: REBORN
*****
WARNER MUSIC, £11.99
PROMOTED as rock's answer to Il Divo, Northern Kings is a vocal supergroup comprising the frontmen of four of Finland's leading metal acts performing symphonic covers of 80s AOR standards such as Journey's Don't Stop Believin' and Mr Mister's Broken Wings – what's not to love?

The hirsute quartet throw themselves into their hilariously overwrought renditions, outhamming the Tina Turner original of We Don't Need Another Hero, dragging out Rebel Yell into a po-faced epic and transforming Lionel Richie's Hello into a pomp masterclass.



The full article contains 96 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
Page 1 of 1

  • Last Updated: 14 August 2008 7:42 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: album reviews
 
 

Comment on this Story

 

In order to post comments you must Register or Sign In

 
 
RSS Feed of this article's comments
Delivery formats: RSS, Atom, Javascript & Email
 
  

 
 


Sister Newspapers:
Press Complaints Commission

This website and its associated newspaper adheres to the Press Complaints Commission’s Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then contact the Editor by clicking here.

If you remain dissatisfied with the response provided then you can contact the PCC by clicking here.