When musicians decide to do something slightly different within the frames of traditional metal, it usually catches my interest. Ezra Brooks, a solo adventure by S. Vincent,  based in Toronto, Canada, really appealed to me, more or less upon first listen. The unpolished production, the cool riffs and  solos, and the rather limited, but yet cool vocals all worked quite well. Since I first heard the demo material about half a  year ago, the songs have been remastered, an extra track added and the material released on CD via Barbarian Wrath. “Target” is one of the more  original sounding releases in our field so far this year, and more than interesting enough for me to hook up with Vincent for for some much needed info on this project. Continue reading →