Ελληνικά
Genre: Heavy Metal
Country: Brazil
Label: High Roller Records
Year: 2025
The self-titled first album from Creatures, issued through High Roller Records, captures the fierce vibe of 1980s glam and hard rock with impressive accuracy. Heavily inspired by acts like Dokken, Judas Priest, Ratt, and Scorpions, the group forges epic songs that summon the Sunset Strip days, infused with their unique dark twist. Their composition skills excel at forging immediate smash hits echoing Lizzy Borden’s tuneful ferocity and Scorpions’ stadium-sized catches.
The record merges NWOBHM-style riffs with dazzling leads in the vein of George Lynch’s Dokken approach, built atop Priest-like rhythms and Ratt’s raw urban bite. Quiet tributes to Def Leppard’s group shouts and Whitesnake’s epic ballad strut surface in songs such as “Children Of The Night” and “Nothing Lasts Forever,” anchoring the style in genuine ’80s flavor. This mix sidesteps simple copying, honing a gloomier heavy metal vibe that pays homage to its roots.
Creatures masters unforgettable refrains and hooks set for airwave conquest, akin to Lizzy Borden’s “American Metal” or Scorpions’ “Rock You Like a Hurricane.” Highlights like “Heart Attack” unleash massive riffs and addictive choruses craving repeats, as “A Knife Into My Heart” rises from gentle acoustic openings to thunderous climaxes recalling ’80s MTV favorites. These tracks highlight the band’s talent for varied builds—riffs, fingerpicked patterns, and leads—that might have ruled the charts in a friendlier time.
The sound engineering delivers classic heat sans outdated corniness, enhanced by robust singing and blazing axe tones from Mateus Cantaleano. Even though cut as a two-piece at first, the complete lineup’s drive fuels pressing, pleasure-seeking anthems and slow-burners focused on stickiness. Lovers of ’80s metal resurgence will discover this opener a gripping retro trip with contemporary shine.
