The Third Cage

The Third Cage
Studio album by
Tony Martin/Dario Mollo
Released24 January 2012 (US/Canada)
20 January 2012 (Europe)
Recorded2011
GenreHard rock
Length49:56
LabelFrontiers
ProducerDario Mollo
Tony Martin/Dario Mollo chronology
The Cage 2
(2002) 		The Third Cage
(2012)

The Third Cage is the third collaboration between guitarist Dario Mollo and former Black Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin. All music was written by Mollo, with Martin contributing the lyrics. Mollo also produced, mixed and mastered the album.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Temple[2]
Metal Review[3]
Metal Underground[4]
Melodic.net[5]

The Third Cage was met with mostly positive reviews upon its release. Most reviewers praised Mollo's guitar work in particular and the heavier songs, but criticized some tracks as being "by-the-numbers '80s pop metal".[4] The album's opening and closing tracks, "Wicked World" and "Violet Moon", are often cited as stand-out tracks, the former as an example of a hard rock song "written and performed almost to perfection" and the latter for its "emotive essence".[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dario Mollo/Tony Martin

No.TitleLength
1."Wicked World"4:30
2."Cirque Du Freak"4:13
3."Oh My Soul"5:01
4."One of the Few"4:01
5."Still in Love with You"4:21
6."Can't Stay Here"4:08
7."Wardance"6:00
8."Don't Know What It Is About You"4:55
9."Blind Fury"5:06
10."Violet Moon"7:36

Personnel

Band members
  • Tony Martin – vocals
  • Dario Mollo – lead guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Fulvio Gaslini – bass
  • Roberto Gualdi – drums
  • Dario Patti – keyboards
  • Brian War – keyboards
Production
  • Dario Mollo – production, engineering, and mixing[6]
  • Mizuko – photography[6]
  • Felipe Machado Franco – cover art[6]
  • Tony Martin – liner notes[6]

References

  1. ^ "Dario Mollo & Tony Martin resurrect 'The Cage' with the release of the long awaited third album in January!". Frontiers Records. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ^ Stein, Lior (9 January 2012). "Mollo/Martin: The Third Cage review". Metal Temple. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. ^ Wuensch, Michael (14 January 2012). "Review of Dario Mollo/Tony Martin - The Third Cage". Metal Review. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Wels, Todd (2 February 2012). "Mollo/Martin - "The Third Cage" CD review". Metal Underground. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. ^ Roth, Kaj. "Mollo/Martin - Third Cage". Melodic.net. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d "The Third Cage - Dario Mollo, Tony Martin: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2012.