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 Leather - We Are The Chosen - Reviewed by allaroundmetal ! Check it out here at this link: https://www.allaroundmetal.com/component/content/article/26-releases/9976-leather,-un-gran-bel-disco-per-la-singer-californiana

Leather is the personal band of the Chastain singer, Leather Leone, formed way back in 1989, when the debut album "Shock waves" was also released; since then a very long period of silence followed, interrupted in 2016, when the American singer reactivated her group by essentially recruiting the entire Brazilian band that followed Rob Rock live. Since then "II" has been released in 2018 and this third album, entitled "We are the chosen", composed of ten tracks for over 47 minutes of total duration, with an artwork that is a drawing of the 63-year-old Californian singer, made by the artist Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Creator, Testament). The disc was excellently recorded in the Polish Hertz Studios (Behemoth, Vader, Hate, among others) in Białystok. Leather's style is a rocky Heavy Metal which, in the fastest parts, is not a little reminiscent of our White Skulls, both for the similarity of the singing style of the two aggressive singers, but also for the fact that the guitars are the protagonists of the sound. I must say that I appreciated this similarity a lot, given that actually songs like the initial pairing "We take back control" / "Always been evil", or the final one "Who rules the world" / "The glory in the end", passing for the fast "Tyrants" and "Dark days" (probably the best track of the record!), as well as the central "Off with your head" and the title-track "We are the chosen" are really winning tracks, full of energy and enthralling. A separate discussion for the two slower tracks even if, while "Hallowed ground" has its own charm, the monolithic (and also a bit monotonous) "Shadows" is not so convincing, which represents the lowest point in terms of quality tracklist. If you are a fan of Vicenza skulls, as well as certainly Heavy/Power of Teutonic origin (who said Grave Digger?), surely this "We are the chosen" by Leather will surely meet your liking! - allaroundmetal

Release Date: 11/25/22

FFO: Dio, Metal Church, Chastain

Location: San Francisco, California, USA

Leather Leone needs no introduction. She has forged her unique place in metal history a long time ago. After being scouted by Mike Varney (President of Shrapnel records), Leather emerged in the early 1980s as a pioneer of the power metal vocals with the band Chastain. After releasing five celebrated metal records with the band during that period, Leather re-emerged again in the 2000s alongside David T. Chastain to release two critically acclaimed albums, “Surrender to no One” and “We bleed Metal”.

In the last few years, Leather has allowed her creative urges to match and expand her loyal international fanbase, resulting in widely successful South American and European tours, and in the release of “Leather II” in 2018.

Anchored in her strong writing partnership with lead guitarist Vinnie Tex, and against a backdrop of unexpected Covid-19 lockdowns, the creation of a new album became Leather’s focus from early 2020.

The long-awaited “We Are The Chosen” came to light in the Autumn of 2021 at Hertz Studios in Poland ( Behemoth, Vader, Hate ), undoubtedly containing ten of Leather’s most ambitious material yet. All the songs were written, produced and recorded by Leather Leone and Vinnie Tex, except the drums recorded by Braulio Drumond and keyboard orchestration by Douglas Pinella. The album was mixed and mastered by Woitek and Slawek Wieslawski. The cover art was created by Marcelo Vasco ( Slayer, Dee Snider, Kreator, Testament ).

With her trademark boldness, Leather traverses several musical decades effortlessly, instilling the new album with the straight-from-the-furnace steel that metal legends are made of. If anything, “We Are The Chosen”, tells us that Leather is here, she is the real deal, and she is ready for more!

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“We Are The Chosen” Tracklist:
01. We Take Back Control
02. Always Been Evil
03. Shadows
04. Off With Your Head
05. We Are The Chosen
06. Tyrants
07. Hallowed Ground
08. Dark Days
09. Who Rules The World
10. The Glory in The End

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https://instagram.com/leatherleoneofficial
https://www.facebook.com/LeatherLeone
https://leatherleone.com
https://visionmerch.com/leather-leone/