Nope,
Billion Dollar Babies is neither the original Alice Cooper backing band nor a
cover band of the same. Billion Dollar Babies is a Swedish hard rock combo. The
first recording in my collection is a demo entitled Ladies First, from 2007.
They showed great promise already back then. The MCD Stand Your Ground was
unearthed later the same year, followed by the debut album Die For Diamonds
three years later. A really good and solid effort indeed. A life sign in form
of the EP House of Dreams Pt 1 saw the light of day in 2012. Well, it seems the
band has been honing their skills and making a new game plan in the years
between then and now. Chemical God offers a new and very re-vamped band. Still
heavy and melodic, but not at all as sleazy and glammy, instead very theatrical
and with loads of bells and whistles all over the place. The spare no ‘spences
when it comes to effects and a modern sound. Stuff happen high and low and I’m
not sure how they will be able to pull it off live, but still, it works! They
sometimes feel like a modern metal version of Sparks, especially in The Junkies
Ball, which is sort of a This Place Ain’t Big Enough For Us with a touch of
Rammstein. Frank Kooistra is also an outstanding singer, which lifts the album
even higher. There are a few tracks I’m not 100 % into, but for the most part
this is a damn great album! I think the babies have found their new dress!
Janne Stark
Country:
Sweden
Year: 2015
Label:
Metalville
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