Queen Marsa – I Am The Land

 

 

Queen Marsa – I Am The Land
Discos Macarras Records / Metalway Records / Runaway Records – 2023
Metal, Classic, Hardrock, Stoner
Rated: ****

There are moments when their classic metal sound drifts over to that of the LA scene, when it was in full swing, but for the most part Mallorca five-piece Queen Marsa delivers hardrock and metal of the very knock heads, bump fists and big muscle kind! Especially on their new eight track release called I Am The Land. Which means it continues in the vein of their debut self-titled EP from 2020, but not entirely so. For even though those five tracks already showed Queen Marsa in all its glory, the new I Am The Land release, gives you a Queen that has grown up to be a righteous ruler. Benevolent in paying homage to their roots, they have traded a lot of their seventies grooving from that earlier release to do more eighties rocking. More fire and more fury, and more traditional metal love. I cannot help but envision an old dusty biker bar, where the stage is sheltered by chicken wire, the bourbon is cheap, and the smoke can be cut with a knife. And right there beyond all the shouts and mayhem from the patrons is Queen Marsa, just rocking out, undisturbed by all the chaos in front of the stage. The stomping build up towards the end of second track Made Of Lovers, with that magnificent guitar work that closes it off, will surely result in many beers flying through the air. But you won’t need to frequent dive bars of dusty watering holes, cause with a bit of sleaze and a lot of swagger, Queen Marsa will surely rock every stage around the land. Cause well, it’s obvious, they stated themselves: I Am The Land!

(Written by JK)

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