Coming at you fast and fiery from Madrid is a nostalgic gang of girls and their band, LIZZIES, with hearts passionate for this old style of Hard Rock and Hair metal, blended together into a slick, clean sound. After producing a demo, an EP, and a single, LIZZIES have joined with The Sign Records and produced their very first full-length effort, titled "Good Luck". And now that they've made their debut into the wide world of Metal, let's see what they've got.

LIZZIES was founded by guitarist Patricia Strutter and bassist Motorcycle Marina, who put together an all-girl band determined to revive the most popular style from days before their birth. Patricia's guitar is smooth and clear, with just an added touch of gain and overdrive to emulate that signature tone of the 80's living memory. Though the guitar sounds good and is rhythmically impeccable, it is a bit simplistic for my tastes, maybe even a bit underwhelming. Be that as it may, the solos still had a satisfying melodiousness coupled with well-timed bends and some insane wha's. Motorcycle Marina's bass was a bit similar- nothing too special, but still mixed well, heavy and fuzzy, fulfilling its needs. Guitars aside, however, the drumming by Saray Saez is phenomenal, especially coming off a kit that comes off like it's only comprised of the bare necessities. Nevertheless, everything was used in full effect, including some well-time rides complementing fierce fills on the toms. She was, in my opinion, the most impressive instrumentalist in the group. Finally, Elena Zodiac's vocals encompass a wide range of cleans and shouts, hitting challenging pitch in such a way that many underground vocalists would be left jealous of her femme highs.

Though "Good Luck" does stick to a particular format most of the way through, with its Hard Rock and Hair Metal influences, there are a few songs that change things up for the better. My favorite track is the album's ballad, "Night in Tokyo", which is wrought with emotion and wonderment of being in a place alien to both my American ears and these Spanish metallers. We also have "Russian Roulette", coming off as more grim and brooding, but still with the power that drives the music forward, as opposed to the other upbeat tunes the rest of the way.

The overall sound of LIZZIES, when put together, is smooth like butter and is recorded in fairly high quality. They've got their music refined and make an example of it all the way through "Good Luck" from start to finish. Though "Good Luck" was a fun listen, again, it is a bit simple. There's nothing terribly groundbreaking. This is something I look for in albums, even to the smallest degree, and this work largely lacks in that area.

These musicians have a lot to look forward to and have their craft figured out with that cool blast from the past. But the question now is how will they evolve? Many of the things they're doing have already been done. What I would do is pick up right where their old influences left off and push forward where that old adventure ended- get experimental, yet still hark back to those golden years and establish yourself in today's constantly-changing environment. At that point, LIZZIES will find themselves moving on to greater efforts. I wish them good luck!<