Jeff Randall, a guitarist with a conservatory background, dedicated fifteen years to the Milwaukee-based band Katella. Throughout their career, they released two CDs and embarked on extensive tours, sharing stages with renowned hard rock and heavy metal acts from the ‘80s and ‘90s. However, in 2012, the band disbanded. Rather than allowing his creative spirit to wane, Randall took the initiative to establish EversouL, which he describes as a "genuine solo" endeavor. In this project, Randall assumes the roles of songwriter, performer and recording artist, single-handedly bringing his musical visions to life. Explaining his motivation, Jeff expresses that he wasn't quite ready to join another group following the dissolution of Katella, as he found it challenging to recreate the sense of brotherhood and camaraderie he experienced before. Nevertheless, he possessed numerous musical ideas that he yearned to materialize, leading him to form EversouL.
EversouL's musical style combines heaviness and melodiousness, encompassing lyrical themes that transcend the conventional subjects commonly explored by rock and metal bands. Drawing inspiration from both iconic acts like Queensryche, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, as well as the emerging wave of rock and metal bands like Alter Bridge, Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed, EversouL blends influences from both legacy and contemporary sources which you can hear on his release Propaganda. I also listened to a single entitled "Destined To Fly." The single was great and one of the best songs I heard. It's melodic, full of energy and I thought the arrangement was very well done. The album opens with “In The Name Of” and was instantly brought back to metal from the ’80s. I would say the references to the aforementioned sound are perfectly split on this song. It’s a hard-hitting song and indicative of what else you will hear on the album. “I'm Alive” is another hard-hitting song. It’s pretty epic and sort of this war tribe like groove which reminded me of early Metallica. The song bangs and has the type of energy you can sing along with. The energy and intensity continues with “My Poison.” Randall sings “Staring out my window / Yesterday’s just a stranger to me / Been so long since better times / Maybe tomorrow will be what used to be” The album continues to rock with “Other Side Of The Mirror.” “Requiem (The Reason Why)” is the first song that chills out a bit. The song revolves around bongos, guitar and vocals. It was a nice deviation. The rocking out commences with “Nobody's Child,” “Save Us Tomorrow” and “King Of The Masquerade.” Another high point was “Victim” and I thought the last song “Dare” was also well done. If you’re a fan of ’80s metal you should love this album. The songwriting is there. Take a listen.
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