SOULBENDER is a Heavy Metal band formed in Seattle, Washington in USA by musicians including QUEENSRYCHE guitarist Michael Wilton and MY SISTER'S MACHINE vocalist Nick Pollock. Existing since 2002, in 2004 they released self-titled debut album and on 30^th September 2014 they came out with "Soulbender II". On the new album are 4 new songs and all remastered version songs from the debut CD.

Opening album "Turn Anger Up" is full of heavy riffs, lower style and that creates a stoner atmosphere with hoarse vocal. What  guitars, like SLASH! Rockind climate with similarity to AUDIOSLAVE's in "Slave To Reality" is combined together with fine strong guitars and groovy riffing. Relaxing sounds in "Seraphim" is melded with low and stunning guitars with melodic singing. The last new song on this album is called "Shoal" and has gentle guitars in Hard Rock stylings similar to ALICE IN CHAINS tracks.

From others remastered songs I like "Rabbit Hole" - heavier track with fine guitars, progressive changes and melodic evolutions. "Fix Me" contains heavy guitar work like a mix of BLACK SABBATH with SOUNDGARDEN. Stoner guitars are found in "The American Dream" where melodious sounds change into doom echoes with similarity to TOOL, ballad "Prime Time" with melodic line and nice working bass, "This Ocean" with grunge echoes an melodic in climate of SOUNDGARDEN and "Three Towers" with stronger guitars in GODSMACK style.

Summing up, production of album these Americans is made on solid level - every track is clear. The Guys from SOULBENDER are connecting in their music elements of Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Stoner Metal and Grunge. Certainly good music for fans of SOUNDGARDEN, ALICE IN CHAINS, BLACK SABBATH, TOOL and AUDIOSLAVE.