Fools Faith

Recent review of Sinister F,
From Strutter'zine (Strutter Magazine);

"At the end of 2011 the new CD from the Connecticut's Fools Faith is dropped into our mailbox. Musically speaking they are close to the classic late '80s New Jersey Melodic rock sound, yet with a clear prog touch. They sound like a mix between '80s BON JOVI and very very early DREAM THEATER and SYMPHONY X. I think you get the picture by now because '80s melodic rock and '90s prog-metal are combined here and after an up-tempo melodic rock start with the songs “Across the Sky” and “Forgotten” the band switches to that aforementioned semi-prog style on the fantastic songs “Break me” and “Change of Direction”. Both songs are representing a very impressive band that can write some classic sounding material although the latter is even sounding like a SKID ROWish semi-ballad. (“18 and Life” and “In a Darkened Room” come to mind) The band switches back to a more groovy Melodic hard rock sound a 'la BEGGARS AND THIEVES during the title track "Sinister F". The following track “Wait For Me” has a great arrangement in the classic '80s tradition and is basically a very memorable melodic rocker that even recalls memories of underrated early '90s AOR melodic rock bands such as RED DAWN, TYKETTO, VALENTINE.

The band continues with another high quality mid-tempo prog-metal meets melodic rock oriented song called “Possession”, which has once again a great guitar melody line and also excellent catchy hooks. While overall the song has a sort of early DREAM THEATER vibe due to the tempo changes, it definitely is a song you want to play over and over again as it contains a lot of variations.

Personally, I am a sucker for songs with a classic piano vs. guitar intro and the semi-ballad “Ordinary Man” has gotten just that written all over it. The song itself is a very nice tune that could have probably been more memorable if it had been stretched out just a little longer which is a pity because when the guitar solo kicks in it has a cool prog style break that gives the song a face but then it gets cut off sadly a bit too soon. Nevertheless, the band really digs the semi-ballad material because the next track “Won’t Be Home (Tonight)” is a lovely almost AOR-ish ballad that also once again features a classic guitar solo and arrangements we once heard on many major label releases by other well known hard rock bands. The lead and harmony vocals as well as the guitar work on this song are close to perfection if you ask me. The CD closes with the mid-tempo “Lies” that has some great guitar licks and is a Progressive modern hard rock song that reminds me a lot of CRIMSON GLORY actually.

The vocals of guitarist JOEY DIA are sometimes a bit rough as they are closer to JON BON JOVI than someone like PAUL LAINE (Danger Danger). After a while it sounds definitely good enough for this type of music and as the CD plays on it gets better and better while the incredible high level of musicianship displayed on this CD is also something to be admired.

Not many people will understand what I mean when I say that this band is the missing link between MARA and PHANTOM’S OPERA, two highly underrated bands that operated in the exact same style as FOOLS FAITH. If you are however familiar with these acts, then you can easily check out this band from Connecticut, but of course any melodic rock fan or even a prog fan will appreciate this CD".
 (Rating: 8.4 out of 10)

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From MetalExcess.com;

"Sinister F is the sophomore effort from this Connecticut-based rock band after having released their debut Undone in 2007. A previous line-up of the group went by the name of Aftermath and had released Natural Destruction on the Escape Music label in 2003. I wasn’t really aware of this band and by looking at the cover, I was expecting something heavy and perhaps something I wasn’t going to like. Instead, - Everybody