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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nM\u00e4rvel, the self-proclaimed Barons of High Energy Rock n\u2019 Roll, have been treading the boards for two decades now. If you listen to the music before seeing the band, you could be forgiven for assuming they wore greasepaint on their faces, stack-heeled boots on their feet and had a larger-than-life persona to accompany their 70\u2019s glam rock sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But M\u00e4rvel ain\u2019t Kiss, they ain\u2019t even The Hellacopters and I don\u2019t think they even party that hard. Hell, I keep forgetting that fact as I get lost in their grooves, such is the power of their high-octane rock n\u2019 roll! M\u00e4rvel are actually a 3-piece Scandinavian outfit who look like the evil henchmen in a 70\u2019s superhero TV show and sound like the perfect combo of 70\u2019s Kiss and prime Hellacopters, with flourishes of Thin Lizzy thrown about for good measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2021 sees The King (guitar\/vocals), The Burgher (Bass) and The Vicar (drums) celebrating their 20th<\/sup> anniversary with album number 7 entitled \u2018Graces Came With Malice\u2019. It happens to be the follow-up to their critically acclaimed (by me anyway) 2019 covers album \u2018Guilty Pleasures\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you know M\u00e4rvel, or even the namechecked bands above, then you should know what to expect from the Scadinavian trio. High energy rock n\u2019 roll is the name of the game and they deliver 10 tracks guaranteed to spice up yer life in 2022. If you’re a fan, you’ll know there are four singles out there already, if not then hold onto your feather boa, put the glitter bomb to one side and let’s delve right in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The likes of album opener \u2018Slasher With a Broken Heart\u2019 and \u2018One Common Enemy\u2019 are full of familiar riffs, urgent beats and melodies Stanley & Simmons would\u2019ve killed for in their prime, let alone their twilight years. On \u2018Sound Of Life Slipping Away\u2019 M\u00e4rvel sound like a band at the top of their game. What a killer tune. It builds with more memorable hooks than one song deserves, to a chorus that insists on you punching your fist in the air. It will imbed itself in your brain from the first listen and you will feel the need to hit repeat again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n