℗ 2022 Frontiers Records
| Released | June 10, 2022 |
| Duration | 45m 31s |
| Record Label | Frontiers Records s.r.l. |
| Catalogue No. | FRD1231 |
| Genre | Rock (Hard Rock) |
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1.1
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Dream Killers
Bloody Heels |
4:23 | |||
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1.2
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Rotten Romance
Bloody Heels |
3:58 | |||
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1.3
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The Velvet
Bloody Heels |
4:26 | |||
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1.4
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Distant Memory
Bloody Heels |
3:47 | |||
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1.5
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Hour of Sinners
Bloody Heels |
4:52 | |||
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1.6
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Mirror Mirror
Bloody Heels |
3:10 | |||
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1.7
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When the Rain and I Meet
Bloody Heels |
4:13 | |||
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1.8
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Crow's Lullaby
Bloody Heels |
3:53 | |||
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1.9
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Burning Bridges
Bloody Heels |
3:56 | |||
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1.10
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Angels Crying
Bloody Heels |
4:26 | |||
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1.11
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Oblivion
Bloody Heels |
4:27 |
Latvian hard rockers Bloody Heels have returned with a new studio album, Rotten Romance. The album, their third album overall, follows their Frontiers debut, Ignite The Sky (2020). While the band still shows nods to the great ‘80s hard rock scene in their sound, the new album presents a stylistic leap from the band that is delightfully unexpected and welcome. Not content to be stagnant in their musical approach, Bloody Heels have pushed their sound forward, proving that innovation within the confines of a genre is always possible when the will to push through barriers exists.
Rotten Romance will certainly please fans of the band's previous work, where strains of classic '80s hard rock were mixed with elements of heavy metal (and that is still very much the case here), but touches of progressive rock, gothic metal, and more modern rock are now identifiable in the mix and with spectacular results. Vocalist Vicky White's whisky-soaked sounding throat is in fine form here, while guitarist Harry Rivers, bassist Gunn Everett, and drummer Gus Hawk already superb playing has jumped up multiple levels. Intense, driving parts mix with atmospheric, sometimes dark breakdowns, giving the album's rhythm an enjoyable variety that works seamlessly.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Frontiers Records s.r.l. Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.30 -0.30 to -0.30 | -13.17 -13.99 to -12.37 | -9.52 -10.30 to -8.90 | 8 7 to 9 | |
| 1 | Dream Killers | -0.30 | -13.09 | -9.0 | 8 |
| 2 | Rotten Romance | -0.30 | -12.60 | -8.9 | 8 |
| 3 | The Velvet | -0.30 | -13.41 | -10.1 | 8 |
| 4 | Distant Memory | -0.30 | -12.73 | -9.4 | 8 |
| 5 | Hour of Sinners | -0.30 | -13.91 | -9.9 | 9 |
| 6 | Mirror Mirror | -0.30 | -13.80 | -9.8 | 8 |
| 7 | When the Rain and I Meet | -0.30 | -13.17 | -9.6 | 8 |
| 8 | Crow's Lullaby | -0.30 | -12.37 | -9.1 | 8 |
| 9 | Burning Bridges | -0.30 | -12.69 | -9.0 | 7 |
| 10 | Angels Crying | -0.30 | -13.09 | -9.6 | 8 |
| 11 | Oblivion | -0.30 | -13.99 | -10.3 | 7 |