Voices Of Extreme (V.O.X.), which features musicians who have been involved with the likes of Doro, TNT, Ark & Mr Malmsteen, are a New York and Massachusetts based act who released their debut album, 'Hypocrite' in 2005. Stage appearances followed as the band opened for Disturbed, AIC and Godsmack. A couple of personnel changes later and the band are back with their new album and with Nicko McBain (Iron Maiden) trying his hand at management.
As you could probably guess from the bands that they have shared a stage with, these guys are into modern sounding heavy rock. However, that is only part of the story of this album. In fact, it is a bit of a melting pot of styles where I heard everything from the heavy "Blown Away" to the funky "Did It Again" to almost rap of "Numb" to the rock balladry of "Made Of Stone" and "Tell Me What It Takes" which reminds me of Bon Jovi's "Mother Father".
Perhaps a challenging album for your average melodic rock fan, but one to check out for the more modern minded.
Rating: 3 stars
