DC4's "Explode" SHOULD be played on every rock station in the country. They manage to blend the modern sound with a Classic Rock sound that embraced big hooks and melodies. Shawn, Matt and Jeff Duncan are brothers, and have played in bands such as Armored Saint, Dio and Odin. All are respected players in the Rock/Metal community, but they often are labeled as 80's rockers, which is really unfair as DC4 is not an 80's style band, it's just kick ass rock. Rowan Robertson rounds out the lineup on guitar, and an amazing player in his own right.

So, what exactly do these guys sound like? Well, consider that Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera produced, and that Jeff Duncan was in Saint, there is some similarity to their later material, but the songs are more Pop sounding and the content is different. Again, it's hard to call DC4 "Metal" either, even though some of the guitars have the tones of the early 90's act "Fight" with Rob Halford. Imagine now that with some Beatles-style choruses and backing vocals and you are getting close to the sound.

Some of my highlights were "Rock N' Roll Disease", "Cabin Fever", "Candy Caine" and "Experiement", but the entire CD is solid. Vera did an amazing job producing too, it just sounds better the louder you crank it up. Overall, fans of Maiden OR Nickelback will like these guys, the material is very universal for all rockers.