What's up, Metal maniacs? I'm here once again to give you an insight on this Sheffield, UK (close to home, for me) quintet known as: CRIMES OF PASSION or C.O.P. UK; performing melodic Metal, signed via UDR GmbH.

Surprised to see a band so close from home (already in celeb form), to be requested to review is a shocker for me. We have here a Melodic Metal focus that sounds like a form of nothing more than an enjoyable Rock band. But typically induced is Metal fused basics; indulged with an atmosphere that screams melody, rhythm and technique. Varied with many forms of musical influence in the Metal landscape; C.O.P. UK have something for everyone, especially if you love anything and everything Metal. Formed around the year 2005, the band releases, "No Place for Heaven", in 2016.

"No Place for Heaven" is a truly unique effort; the members in question: Dale, who has a vocal range that anyone can enjoy, while not extreme for the most part...the guy at least can sing, and that is what's most important. The guitar duo: Charles and Andrew, who create an atmospheric anthem-like integrity for pretty much every song, but also pump out some Thrash moments, now and then, for some hardcore showing offs (if you will). The powerhouse: Scott on bass and Kev on drums, develop some fine sounds; while again, not entirely extreme or deadly - but an enjoyable musicianship with talented instrumentation that gives off that "feel-good" vibe was definitely profound.

So why should you listen to "No Place for Heaven" at least once? I'll explain... the introductory track: "The Core", depicts a variety of steel-written riffs; musical clarity that simply just screams quality. "My Blood" is another example of enjoyment, implementing anthem-like impressment and hardcore pounds in the guitars; I can't help but think damn, this is good. "Kiss of an Angel" shows the band's slower side of love-song like measurements, from this point...I tried to decipher who Dale reminds me of...and ZP Theart from DRAGONFORCE and I AM I come to mind; a much down-toned version, instrumentally too, but I guess I'm just rambling on that note?

Melodically; this is a quartet that entails enjoyment in their work, and you can tell this is evident in the next few belters: "Take it to The Grave", the titular track: "No Place for Heaven", and "Burn Hell" ...groovy punch lines and powerful riffs explode ferociously after that previous track. It's definitely a nice step-up in the game to up the power a little bit. Enjoyable anthem with psychedelic hard rock intrigues; featuring female guest vocals: "Cloudy Yang" who just sounds stunning in "No Place for Heaven", and adds a nicely constructed track in motion. "Halo", "Catch Me if You Can", "No Man's Land" and "One in a Million" are similarly entertaining tracks but keeps the already mentioned formula very much afloat; while it doesn't sounds boring (thank goodness), it may get a little tedium for some. But I still believe that "No Place for Heaven" is a genuinely fun record and shouldn't be overlooked.

Bottom line, that's pretty much "No Place for Heaven" in a nutshell. As enjoyable as it was, the sound production was spot on but lacked something important to me...louder qualities in the instruments would have been nice but at least it sounds good. It'll hold out as a very highly memorably album; and originality well-written nonetheless, "No Place for Heaven" should go down as a classic, in my opinion.<