KRAEMER – All the Way

RELEASE YEAR: 2022
BAND URL: https://www.facebook.com/erikkraemer12/

The brand-new outfit named Kraemer, which is essentially a project designed to display the talents of vocalist Erik Kraemer (Simulacrum), will release this eleven-track effort of theirs in just a few days, and what we have here is basically hard rock that is well-played and nicely produced but which lacks identity and feels somewhat anonymous. The vocals are strong and plenty of solid riffs and good ideas present themselves throughout, but musically it just never really takes off and the majority of compositions are merely mildly entertaining rather than muscular and addictive. Things feel too safe and predictable and apart from the three excellent and fiery rockers that are “Cold Spell”, “I’m in Love Again”, and “Eat Your Heart Out”, the tunes lack staying power, and there is nothing decidedly distinctive or special about the record in the overall perspective. Again, the vocals are excellent and these guys can certainly play, but “All the Way” is neither the most inspired nor memorable output in the Frontiers discography, and the quality of the song material leaves something to be desired. If melodic hard rock is your thing, then there are better and more musically satisfying alternatives out there.