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Gods Tower > Liar > 2016, 7" vinyl, Possession Productions (Gatefold, Limited edition) > Reviews > Alex_Smith
Gods Tower - Liar

Rare but true - 70%

Alex_Smith, March 30th, 2024
Written based on this version: 2016, 7" vinyl, Possession Productions (Gatefold, Limited edition)

Gods Tower band continues to spoil their fans with new songs at a small pace. Three years have passed since the release of the last one. Unfortunately, the gap for release between the minions is very long. It's time for another full-length, despite all the obstacles. However, the song 'Liar' turned out to be quite powerful.

Of course, the track doesn't reach the cheerful 'Roll Out' and probably doesn't reflect the originality of the band. Nevertheless, in many moments of the song you can guess a typical Gods Tower. But on the other hand, it's more like some self-repeaters than a fresh trick. However, there are some unusual for the band insertions here. It concerns calm moments near the end of the track.

It is pleasant that with the arrival of Vitaly Abramovich in Gods Tower, a lot of attention is paid to guitars again. To all due respect to his predecessor Dmitry Lazarenko, a little earlier the basis seemed to be keyboards (note, very high quality) and vocals. Though this is only the third track recorded with Abramovich, but we can already talk about a certain regularity. It is especially noticeable in the solo parts. It's quite possible that we should have invited Vitaly back in 2010. And then 'Steel Says Last' would have sounded much more powerful, more similar to Urakoff's times.

I would also like to mention the very pleasant voice of Lesley Knife. It's good to see that the band's frontman is working on himself and is able to sing differently. I don't think that if Gods Tower had written the song Liar in the 1990s, the vocalist would have been able to reach the set bar. Of course, it's not a masterpiece, but it doesn't cut the ear, and there's nothing to complain about. Other parts, due to the peculiarity of the song, are lost in the general pack. But it would be strange if it was vice versa.

Basically, from now on Gods Tower have all chances to make a strong release and thus prove that it's too early to write them off. But the longer the musicians will delay with the new record - the less chance for success. Still, 'Roll Out' and 'Liar' are losing their freshness and relevance with every new day. Unless, of course, they will be included in the future album. But knowing the traditions of Gods Tower, we will definitely see these tracks on the full-length album. But for now the musicians have composed, recorded and released a very powerful thing, which they took seriously. Which is only evidenced by the quality cover artwork and equally strong music video. Well, we are waiting for more!