RT-Zed - "ZedNation" Reviewed & Pre-Order Goes Live!

 The last RT-Zed album, the aptly named "FUNKPUNK", saw Steve Grantley's project explore a mix of genres but with the return of original guitarist John Magner alongside Grantley, Jonesy and bassist Jamie Alleyne "ZedNation" is very much a gritty rock and punk album. Not that Magner's return is a backwards step, the album very much moves the band forward and bolsters a sound that is now so meaty it should be illegal for a vegan to listen to let alone have made!

Lead single "Why Did I Ever Care" whetted the appetite but when the opener "Black Heart of Love" kicks in you know that you had been lulled into a false sense of security and from then on the album just doesn't relent.

"Don't Hit The Brakes Until You Crash" reinvents Slade for the 21st Century with a massive beat and added punk vibes striaght into "Superfaker" which will please fans of both Grantley's past and present endeavours.

Grantley is definitely an underrated lyricist and on the albums most acerbic tracks such as "Little Bitch" and "Teach You A Lesson" it provides a great opportunity for him to add a sneer element to his vocal delivery that fit the tracks perfectly.

The whole sound seems a lot fuller than previous albums thanks to both the expanded band line up and also the excellent production, you get the feeling this is the album RT-Zed have been building to and have succeeded in producing something truly special.

With the obvious comparisons of drummer becomes frontman then Grantley could easily be viewed as the British Dave Grohl with all of the fight of his American counterpart but with a decidedly different accent!

Will this be the album that brings them to a wider audience? - It certainly should be!

"ZedNation" is released on April the 28th but is available to pre order now from RTZed.com