CRIME (Hard Rock – Germany) – Their album “Master Of Illusion” is out now via Metalapolis Records #Crime

Band: Crime
Album Title: Master Of Illusion
Label: Metalapolis
Official Release Date: November 11th, 2022
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Metal, Melodic Rock

Description:
German underground heroes are back with „Master of Illusion“ – this is album #3 after two iconic 90s albums ‘Hard Times’ from 93 and ‘No Cure’ from 95! Original band with new singer Francis Soto return to their roots. Heavy Rock with great riffs and big melodies straight in your face! The guitars are huge, the sound is hair-raising, you can feel the “big-balls” attitude. Blues, rock, metal – all is thrown in the mix to create distinctive hooks and riffs that define the unique style of CRIME.

Influences for the album:
After more than 35 years of excessive listening and playing hard and heavy music, one has naturally adopted his influences for own songwriting as well as guitar sounds etc. Comparing Crime directly with other bands is difficult. The songs published on our 3 albums are so versatile. We love bands like Dokken, Black Sabbath, Ratt, UFO , MSG, Rainbow etc. Who of course have a certain influence on the guitar riffs, but still Crime is independent. We try to make our songs multi-layered – so Crime songs develop their magic by repeated listening, like the rock classic of our heroes.

Bio:
The Underground Heroes Are Back!

Heavy Rock band CRIME stands for great, unmistakable riffs and hooks to die for, not least thanks to the new singer Francis Soto (IVORY TOWER, SUBWAY), who wrote all the lyrics for the new CD MASTER OF ILLUSION and is responsible for all the vocal harmonies. Together with the founding members Matze Ehrhardt (guitar), Achim Aubele (bass), Alex P. Meli (drums) and Gunter Kierstein (keyboards), the passionate musicians revive the band. CRIME was founded in the good old 90s and comes from the Swabian town of Geislingen an der Steige, in the southern part of Germany.

CRIME released two CDs in the 90s, which sold a total of over 5,000 copies. And even in Japan, a loyal fan base was built up and still exists. The song “Get Out Of This Jail” was part of the playlist of the famous Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg for years and is still an integral part of many metal parties.

Anyone who remembers the first two CRIME CDs HARD TIMES and NO CURE from back then will love the new songs. If you don’t know the classics, you can look forward to rock-hard songs with fine melodies and distinctive vocals. CRIME has used the last two years to write new songs. The top twelve have landed on the new disc MASTER OF ILLUSION! Matthias Fischer’s renowned PROTON Studio, which has already worked with international greats such as MICHAEL SCHENKER and SAMSAS TRAUM, is responsible for the massive sound.

CRIME songs follow a simple formula: Beat & riffs define the groove and create space for catchy melodies and rousing vocals. CRIME has perfected this philosophy and thus ensures unmistakable, unique rock and metal anthems and also songs for the heart. Always celebrated with a lot of passion and craftsmanship. A feast for all friends of groove-oriented heavy rock!

CD Track Listing:
01. Master Of Illusion
02. Tears Are Falling Down
03. From my Mind
04. Shoot Shoot
05. No Life
06. Movin On
07. All Good Things
08. Kingdom Of Desire
09. Nowhere To Run
10. Sisters Of Mercy
11. Showed Me Love
12. The Chains

3 singles from ‘Master of Illusion’:
From My Mind:
https://youtu.be/kgGbkewHbzs
https://save-it.cc/metalapolis/from-my-mind
https://open.spotify.com/track/4yVxJxpxwDv9xriA0MXOL3?si=b74d8789dae94aab
https://crime.spread.link/from-my-mind

No Life:
Video: https://youtu.be/ihtGwH7WSEY
https://crime.spread.link/no-life
https://open.spotify.com/track/3en2gAerzmJtAMyPRzYpNU?si=d8a4fadf79074102

Master of Illusion:
Video: https://youtu.be/UGGnlkAwSp8
https://crime.spread.link/master-of-illusion
https://open.spotify.com/track/7aVzrZCqSPv0cmZRyqKFZp?si=451db151d3a7477f

Videos of ‘Angel’ from nineties album ‘Hard Times’:
https://youtu.be/-qV9A1v6gDU

Discography:
Hard Times (1993)
No Cure (1995)
Master Of Illusion (2022)

Band Line-Up:
Francis Soto – Vocals
Matze Ehrhardt – Guitar
Achim Aubele – Bass
Gunter Kierstein – Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Alex P. Meli – Drums

Web and Social Media Links:
https://linktr.ee/crime.band.rocks
https://www.crime-band.de
https://www.facebook.com/crimebandrocks
https://www.instagram.com/crime.band.rocks
https://metalapolis.eu/crime/
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnzake3XxCpwDlek-ZKLVKfLiN08Eesk8
https://crime.spread.link/L1RP