The unique selling point of Gibraltan metallers Breed 77 has always been the fusion of Mediterranean elements with metal music. So flamenco guitars, a distinctive Latino feel and even random changes in the language from English to Spanish are all standard for them. The results are often spectacular. No more is this the case than in fourth album
Un Encuentro (An Encounter), which is actually not new material, but a greatest hits album with a twist: it’s sung entirely in Spanish.
The tracks chosen have been selected from all three of their previous albums.
Un Encuentro wisely starts as 3rd album
En Mi Sangre did with
Petroleo, a powerful track which sets the tone perfectly for the rest of the album, seeming somehow to represent the band’s entire output within one song.
Most of the other 10 tracks should be familiar to Breed 77 fans. Four were singles, and two have already featured on two albums. This is not a bad thing, as the...
