{"product_id":"blackout-15","title":"Blackout","description":"The sixth go-around for the Norwegian hard rockers and Twin Peaks devotees, Blackout delivers another solid set of neo-classic rock confections that borrow happily from stalwart radio heavies like Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, and Van Halen. More NWOBHM than hair metal, the 12-track set takes itself just seriously enough to connect, but never tries to pretend to be anything other than a love letter to the 1970s, which it manages to do with significant aplomb, despite the fact that the band has connections to a host of extreme metal outfits, including Enslaved and Gorgoroth. Iron Maiden are evoked right out of the gate on the explosive \"This Is War,\" a nearly six-and-a-half-minute romp through guitarmony-leaden killing fields that sounds like a lost cut from the Piece of Mind sessions. Thin Lizzy loom large over the amiable and heartfelt \"This One,\" a nearly perfect windows-open pop gem that goes down easier than \"Whiskey in the Jar,\" while drummer Kjetil Greve gets his Alex Van Halen rototom fix on the \"Hot for Teacher\"-inspired \"Light Your Way.\" Outlier \"Satellite\" hits a bit of a sour note, though it may be more than a little tongue-in-cheek with its cock-rock posturing, gated drums, and treacly synths -- it really does sound like something that would have accompanied a Rocky Balboa training montage -- but overall, Blackout remains affable and interesting enough throughout its 51-minute running time to warrant more than a cursory spin. ~ James Christopher Monger","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46773107327263,"sku":"840588115341","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/6bc8fba54104d556dadc700cef86532b.jpg?v=1777535189","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/blackout-15","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}