Album Review: The Neptune Power Federation – Le Demon De L’Amour (Cruz Del Sur Music)

The Neptune Power Federation brings back the love song and rocks as furiously as ever on their fifth studio album, Le Demon De L’Amour! The Imperial Princess and her crew of Aussie rockers lord over eight love songs that prove few can push the boundaries of rock and metal like The Neptune Power Federation! It will be released on February 18th, 2022 via Cruz Del Sur Music.

Back with another unique album of swagger, the prog rockers are looking to take back love songs. A staple of rock once upon a time, The Neptune Power Federation’s Le Demon De L’Amour is bringing it back in glorious 80s fashion.

If the idea behind this album makes you smile, then you’re in for a damn good time. Grooving in classic style from the start, Weeping on The Morn sees The Neptune Power reaching into their bag of rock tricks to pull out a peppy, bouncy, and energetic rock number. A blast from the past, it’s the perfect start to this glorious album but it also has a lot of The Neptune Power Federation’s staples as it gets psychedelic and proggy later into its 8+ minute runtime.

My Precious One is a much shorter slab of hard rock to move to but if you want a little bit of sexy 70’s groove then Baby You’re Mine will deliver. Both tracks are cut from the same cloth but so different it’s quite unbelievable. Such is the capabilities of this band to provide an eclectic array of tunes, even when keeping the overall sound rooted in a specific era and style.

An incredible vocal display and rhythmic beat are at focal points of Loving You Is Killing Me, but the brief melody drop and massive solo that follows can’t be ignored either. Stay with Thee then features a return of the animated moving, massive riffs, love-infused rockiness and shaking before Emmaline showcases deep melodies and grandiose vibes.

Madly in Love is the penultimate track and sees The Neptune Power Federation continue to provide us with energetic bangers that make you want to get up and dance. They’re clearly having so much fun and it comes through a track like this nicely. They’re having fun so we’re having fun. Which also comes through in the Meat Loaf style We Beasts of the Night. A track that is a far more entertaining than it has any right to be. The two vocalists crafting a story of dark love and desire.

Another unique release from The Neptune Power Federation, Le Demon De L’Amour will send you on a nostalgia trip back in time but is fresh enough to work in modern times.

The Neptune Power Federation – Le Demon De L’Amour Full Track Listing:

1. Weeping on The Morn
2. My Precious One
3. Baby You’re Mine
4. Loving You Is Killing Me
5. Stay with Thee
6. Emmaline
7. Madly in Love
8. We Beasts of The Night

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