BADHOVEN ‘BELIEVE’ (ATS RECORDS)

The Austrian band BADHOVEN returns with a new CD, which is their 2nd so far. Musically nothing has changed, because we still can hear catchy 80s AOR/Melodic Rock, which is not that far away from the upcoming new CD of TERRA NOVA actually, although it is slightly better here and there. The beginning is very good, namely uptempo AOR rockers like “Believe” (also included as videoclip on the CD) and “Bad bad badhoven”. The following 8 songs more or less follow a same path, sometimes more ballad orientated like “Black September rain” or bluesy melodic rock WHITESNAKE orientated such as “I’m your man”, but always with a strong 80s AOR/Melodic Rock approach. A very nice return from one of Austria’s best AOR bands of all times! More info at: http://www.badhoven.com/ 

(Points: 8.3 out of 10)

(Review by Gabor Kleinbloesem)