The fifth album of Lucifer, the band headed by the German singer Johanna Sadonis makes its appearance under the simple name of 'Lucifer V' to continue the tradition of his previous works, with which he has managed to have a unique and identifiable sound, something that is quite complicated at this time.
Of course, it would be mere foolishness to deny the great influence and reminiscence that Lucifer uses in its music of the sound that emerged several decades ago, with the founding rock bands and of course it is impossible not to notice the small ones - and big flashes of Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy or ZZ Top; However, this is far from meaning anything bad for their sound, which is masterfully brought by Johanna Sadonis and her colleagues to the present, modernized and polished.
The album begins energetically with 'Fallen Angel', a vibrant song where the guitars shine on their own along with the voice of Sadonis, as enigmatic and luminous as always, at the same time. Just like with songs like 'At The Mortuary' or 'Riding Reaper'. A great start to a great album.
Throughout the entire album, Lucifer has managed to create an endless number of extremely catchy melodies, with choruses that will stay in your head for days. Easily, 80% of the album could be turned into singles that radio stations would want to air; Of course, if you would like to include songs with satanist and occult themes. But part of the magic of Lucifer is that, having the ability to create hymns of this type, without losing an ounce of what they are and the music they have wanted to make from the beginning.
'Maculate Heart' is a super groove song, with an acoustic beginning that changes suddenly and takes you to other times, just like 'The Dead Don't Speak' with its gigantic sound that Black Sabbath made at the beginning of its career; It is unequivocal proof that music does not have to be anchored to a defined era, but can live in any time if done correctly.
'Lucifer V' is mysterious, epic, catchy and radiant. Johanna Sadonis 's voice is the fundamental piece on which she turns everything and she knows how to use it in an extraordinary way. Musically, it has huge nods to the music of the 70s, but also to other genres such as doom, NWBHM or even European pop of the 80s. Without a doubt, a great job by Lucifer, who show that you don't have to reinvent yourself every three months to be great and you can be great simply by being who you are. This is Lucifer and it's great.
