In this episode of the Airspeaker Podcast, Ed has a one on one interview with Raul Leon from the band My Villain Heart,. In the episode they discuss the goals of the band and their future. We also discover that Raul was in a popular boy band and what it took to divert his musical direction. At the end of the show we play the song “Goodbye” from their latest EP, “Here, There, and In Between.”
Raul Leon from My Villain Heart,.
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Written by Raul Leon – @VillainMy
Airspeaker Album Rating: 4/5 speakers
Listening to the new EP, High Rise by S.T.P. with Chester Bennington…
fills my ears with a freshness that I vividly recollect, coincidentially, (listening for the first time) to S.T.P.’s second untitled album otherwise known as “Purple”.
Writer’s note: First off, I will spare this review from contemplating and comparing the likes of two different vocal power houses such as Chester Bennington and Scott Weiland. Simply put, Weiland was fired from Stone Temple Pilots and if any other vocalist/front man could fit the S.T.P. mold (in my opinion) it HAD to be Chester.
One of my favorite things about the S.T.P. line up is how it’s always been THAT of a complete musical collaboration. A true band, in that, it is NOT limited to the presence of solely just one front man/lead singer. The DeLeo brothers and Kretz remain musical poets in their own right. With their signature STP sound, R. DeLeo constantly taking his bass for a walk, D. DeLeo thrashing solos, and E. Kretz banging percussions as they never stray from their dynamic sound. It’s fun creative music.
This is why I love and was so excited to hear about the musical collaboration between these two, already great entities, STP with Chester Bennington.
Out of Time, the band’s debut single, from their High Rise EP captures the embodiment of the perfect marriage between Stone Temple Pilots and Chester. I have reason to believe that this phenomenal pairing couldn’t have come at a better time. Please allow me to elaborate…
Chester Bennington, I’ve recently argued, seems to be at a crossroads in his vocal stylings. It seems evident to me that Chester is taking big strides and making huge attempts at being a more “complete” and “all around” singer/vocalist. One needs only to reference Linkin Park’s vulnerably expressed, Waiting for the End, and Castle of Glass where Chester does not scream his vocals, not once. That being said, all in all, it seems pretty obvious that Chester is quickly (and successfully in my opinion) transitioning, as a genuine vocalist, from SCREAMS of passion to SINGS of passion! Obviously on the High Rise EP you can still witness some of Chester’s signature screams but I’d say that 90% of Chester’s vocals are that of him singing the songs.
Other songs featured on this EP are Black Heart, Same on the Inside, Cry Cry, Tomorrow, along with their debut single Out of Time. So to all you Linkin Park and Stone Temple Pilots fans, yes, it happend, and with continued success this great collaboration of talented and creative performers may very well sustain the test of time as have their predecessors.
Damn!
S.T.P. has been around approximately 20 years!!! In listening to the EP, the band’s chemistry is undeniable and it’s difficult to fathom that this lineup has only existed for the better part of only one year. This collaboration seems born to play together. Chester’s unmistakeable and uncomparable vocals along with S.T.P.’s musical creativity is a MUST HAVE, so go out and GET SOME High Rise!
Written by Raul Leon – @VillainMy
Airspeaker Album Rating: 4/5 speakers
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