Serpico’s new single, “Hard as a Cannonball,” is one of the hardest rock songs I’ve heard in a long time. Upon first hearing the song, you realize the Finnish band means business from the start.
Drawing on the classics from back when, “Hard as a Cannonball” is pure hard rock and metal debauchery. The guitars cry and boom with no restraint, the drums pound away like earthquakes and the vocalist Vee Dour leads the whole thing with a rough and passionate voice. You will not be able to keep this kind of music small.
For all its flamboyant ranting, Serpico’s presentation has a point and a passion that attracts everyone to it. Working with Anssi Kippo, the band has discovered the authentic, analog charm that catapulted many famous hard rock/metal records. You can hear how hard and intense the music is from every power chord.
Basically, “Hard as a Cannonball” works best as an exciting musical description of conflict and sticking to it. Like the films Rocky and David vs Goliath, the song seems to burst with the courage of an athlete standing up to impossible obstacles. As Dour shouts defiant words over the music, it encourages listeners like very few anthems do.
The song lifts you right onto the battlefield in its music video and the rhythm keeps growing as the song continues. Serpico is making its mark with the first song from their upcoming album, “Dressed in Flesh.”
Amid all the digital manipulation heard today, it’s great to encounter a band that gleefully rocks out with primitive power. The excitement in this artwork comes from young artists trying to show their skills. Don’t be surprised when you feel pain from the game – but you’ll find yourself smiling all day long as well. Here is the latest and boldest side of heavy music today.