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Virtuoso guitar player
TAKAYOSHI OHMURA is considered a kind of god in Japan but in the
rest of the world is not well known. Devils In The Dark will be his
international debut and surely it’s a blast. His hr/hm is extremely
polished and production, first rate.

TAKAYOSHI OHMURA is perhaps the most talented guitar hero coming
out of Japan since Akira Takasaki (Loudness). At least for this
humble reviewer after listening his awesome CD as solo artist
entitled «Devils In The Dark».

Virtuoso guitar player
TAKAYOSHI OHMURA is considered a kind of god in Japan but in the
rest of the world is not well known. Devils In The Dark will be his
international debut and surely it’s a blast. His hr/hm is extremely
polished and production, first rate.

TAKAYOSHI OHMURA is perhaps the most talented guitar hero coming
out of Japan since Akira Takasaki (Loudness). At least for this
humble reviewer after listening his awesome CD as solo artist
entitled «Devils In The Dark».

Ohmura, 30 years — and male in case of doubt if you see one of his
androgyny pics on the www — is a graduated musician from the
prestigious Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) in 2002 and since
then does not stop to work in the Asian music business. As session
musician with several rock&pop artists (the big-in-Japan act
Liv Moon to name one) and with international renowned musicians
such as Vitalij Kuprij, Richie Kotzen, Mark Boals and Doogie White.
Precisely, for «Devils In The Dark» he has called top class
vocalists to sing his rocking tunes: Russell Allen (Allen/Lande),
Titta Tani (ex-DGM, Phoenix Rising, Ashent), Cris Powers (Razer)
and Doogie White, while in the instrumentation we have Marty
Friedman, monstrous 8-string guitar player Francesco Fareri and
drummer Louis Sesto (Soul Doctor, Blindman) alongside other
Japanese talents.
«Devils In The Dark» is a polished, bright sounding classic Hard
Rock album featuring, of course a killer six-string work, but also
terrific vocal performances, strong musicianship and… very good
songs!

Ohmura is a clean, super-fast guitar slinger, but never, never in
this recording shreds out of place. In fact, his exquisite
legato-built solos are short and to fit the songs, all around the
four minute mark. Some cuts are really Melodic Hard Rock oriented
with massive keyboard presence, and the varied vocal contributions
help as well to balance the album from its harder moments.
The enormous «Never Surrender» opens the disc with stabbing
keyboards which never disappear during the song, then a mammoth
rhythm section enters together with the sharp guitar riff and the
highly melodic vocals of Titta Tani (who released a very good
Melodic Rock album with Phoenix Rising presented here), and the
track literally explodes. The chorus catch your ears with its power
and precision, and during the solo section Marty Friedman duets
with Ohmura in a memorable battle. Awesome track. Check the video
below…
What follows is a collection of really well cafted hard (melodic)
rockers mostly co-written with the vocalists involved so expect a
quite Euro/American style, with harder moments in «Wanna Get A Good
Love», «The Night Of U.S.A.» and «Shadows Of Eternity». The melodic
equilibrium is provided by the harmony layered «Under One Flag»,
«Solitary Universe» and the short instrumental «Trust». There’s
also some variation in the song skeleton with the interesting
«Poison Eyes» where female singer Akane Liv (Liv Moon) plants her
particular vocals.
Another highlight is without a doubt the shining «Delusional
Dreams» showcasing the always great throat of Russell Allen, a
melodic yet fast paced hard rocker with tons of keys, pumping bass,
multi-track layers of guitars and a razor solo. ~ Review by 0dayrox