Secret (2007)

Product Summary Label: TRIBUNAL/LUMBERJACK UPC: 00711578008823 Release Date: 8/21/2007 Buy.com Sku: 204585236 Item#: M3MC3P Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Secret, The ~ Jonin 2. Heel ~ Jonin 3. Smaller ~ Jonin 4. Gathering ~ Jonin 5. Liar ~ Jonin 6. Shoals ~ Jonin 7. Flood ~ Jonin 8. Shameless ~ Jonin 9. March, The ~ Jonin 10. Breathing ~ Jonin 11. Embrace, The ~ Jonin   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Jonin: Stuart Smith (vocals); Todd Houck, Thomas Clark (guitar); Ray King (bass guitar); Tim Worrell (drums). "Young bands that have studied their Iron Maiden records oh so thoroughly." The amount of acts that fit neatly under this metallic umbrella have dramatically skyrocketed ever since the classic Bruce Dickinson-led Maiden line-up reunited in 1999. Musically, Raleigh, NC's Jonin can be considered such a band, as evidenced by their 2007 release, The Secret. Maiden-esque galloping rhythms and guitar work are on display on such tracks as "The Secret" and "Smaller." But the group does not contain an opera singer in its ranks. Instead, they have a gentleman (Stuart Smith) who would sound at home fronting just about any current nu-metal band -- with a dose of Maynard James Keenan-isms, to boot. What you get is a an album full of songs that straddle the line between tough guy heavy and sensitive guy introspective -- while managing to also keep an eye on melody along the way. The Secret sounds an awful lot like the majority of other mainstream metal bands enjoying airplay circa 2007 -- but there's not a whole lot to differentiate them from the other faces in the crowd. ~ Greg Prato Producer: Jonin Engineer: Thomas Clark   Technical Info Release Date : 06/05/2007 Original Release Date : 2007 Catalog ID : TRB-088 Label : Tribunal Records Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 71m : 14s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00711578008823    Product Image