"Athens, Greece... site of the first Olympics, the Parthenon and the four piece rock band Madleaf.

"Sinners" the albums title track really sstarts the record off right. Fully developed in sound, you'll wonder why it's not on the radio already. Watch out Nickelback!

Oh but don't worry, this is not rock-lite! Skillful riffs are all over this record. The rhythm section is tight. The vocals beg to be sung along with and if it ain't broke don't fix it! It is what it is, radio friendly rock that needn't be messed with, only enjoyed.

The tune "Velvet" starts off with a little jangle then it rips in full blast, never stopping. Guitar solo and everything, this song tops out at just over three minutes of Athens best. Let me repeat myself, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Pop rock has a place in the world too! Madleaf's "Feed me" goes straight for the punch. The hardest rocking song, it keeps things going with a driving beat and heavy guitar, while "Into the Sun" breaks things down a little with a slower vibe.

Madleaf is building off a history of solid pop rock that might get them the gold. So let me repeat it one more time, if it ain't broke don't fix it!"

by Hack Harbinger

www.buzzbinmagazine.com

Στις χρυσές μέρες της αρχές της δεκαετίας του 90 μας γύρισε το άλμπουμ των δικών μας MADLEAF. To Sinners δείχνει το αστείρευτο πάθος της μπάντας για το grunge,space και heavy rock.
Ογκώδεις κιθαριστικές δομές από τον εξαιρετικό Nick ,σφιχτοδεμένο background από το τρομερό δίδυμο Dorian στο μπάσο και George στα ντραμς και δυνατές ερμηνείες από τον Jim Lord στα φωνητικά. Οι επιρροές από Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains είναι έντονες αλλά και γκρουπ όπως Black Sabbath, Metallica και Monster Mognet έχουν βάλει το χεράκι τους.
Καταπληκτικά, τα τραγούδια Wave Girl, Feed me και Velvet τα οποία αναδεικνύουν τον συνθετικό οίστρο της μπάντας ενώ σε αρκετά σημεία του Sinners εναλλάσσονται με επιτυχία οι γρήγοροι ρυθμοί με υπνωτικά τέμπο και ψυχεδελικές μελωδίες. Τα κιθαριστικά ξεσπάσματα, οι φοβερές εισαγωγές σχεδόν σε όλα τα τραγούδια, σε συνδυασμό μαζί με τα περήφανα φωνητικά του Jim Lord δημιουργούν μία εκπληκτική ατμόσφαιρα και κάνουν τους MADLEAF άκρως γοητευτικούς .
Η παραγωγή του άλμπουμ είναι αρκετά καλή και ευχόμαστε στα παιδιά να συνεχίσουν ακόμη πιο δυναμικά.                                          

                                                                                        Φώτης Μελέτης

Madleaf - Sinners
Rock
Poison Tree Records

Sinners is eleven tracks of greatness! Greek rockers Madleaf have taken everything that made grunge greats like Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam legends and distilled it into a sound that is incredible.

Awesome vocals, spot on guitars, heavy bass, and perfect drums seal the deal on this album's awesomeness and lets you know these guys have earned their stripes before they even formed Madleaf.
Jim Lord (vocals) hails from Lord 13, a cult grunge-stoner rock band, George (drums) came from alternative Make-Believe, which was featured on MTV; Nick (guitars) was in the alt band Human Asteroid, and Dorian (bass) came from the metal outfits Clairvoyant and Night Guest.

Sinners features Sinners, Wave Girl, The Age of Reason, Velvet, Feed Me, Under My Head, the instrumental Bliss, Dirty Bag, Hand You The Crown, Space Lift, and Into The Sun.
This reviewer's choice tracks are Sinners, Wave Girl, Feed Me, and Hand You The Crown.

This review has turned out a little short, relatively speaking, but how many times can you say how good a band is before the review becomes redundant? That being said, Madleaf gets a 4 out of 5 for Sinners.

Once again, Madleaf is Jim Lord on vocals, Nick on guitars, Dorian on bass, and George on drums.

You can check Madleaf out at any of these sites:
www.myspace.com/madleaf, www.purevolume.com/Madleaf, www.iLike.com/artist/Madleaf, www.vampirefreaks.com/madleaf, www.virb.com/madleaf, www.urSESSION.com/madleaf, www.soundclick.com/Madleaf, and www.mixposure.com/MADLEAF

- Michael Meade

Link:
http://www.tasteslikerock.com/reviews.html

Madleaf - Sinners

Shifting across the continent, we land in Greece, the home of these ernest post-grunge neo-prog rockers, Madleaf. Imagine if you dare the perfect bastard offspring of Pearl Jam and early Opiate-era Tool, add a touch of Days of the New and you'll begin to get the picture. Grungy rock, flavored with prog spices and musicians talented enough to pull the whole thing off. This is a sound we've been hearing more of lately around the Ripple office, most notably in similarly clad rockers, Hurt's last album, and Madleaf do it remarkably well. Sparkling guitars interlaced with passages of savage heaviness, moments of obscure beauty all marred and covered in layers of infinite darkness. That's what awaits you inside Madleaf's twisted world.

"Sinners," lays down this blueprint beautifully. Gorgeously toned acoustics begin, sparkling in their hushed tones. The vocals are remarkably effective, think Eddie Vedder's throat ripped out and thrust into Travis Meek's vocals chords. A perfect blend, capable of rousing the heights of passion and carrying the emotion through the heaviest passages. And let me tell you, those heavy passages come on, quick and hard, like a full on roundhouse kick against your temple. Then, just as your starting to bleed profusely from your newly acquired sonic wounds, the violence disappears, the clouds part, and heavenly bursts of sunlight streak through the breaking skies. Acoustics rain down like manna from above. But don't worry, the darkened storm clouds still lurk nearby.

"Wave Girl," takes this format and adds another layer of depth and emotion, both in the execution and songwriting. Following a similar slower-paced beginning, the craft here is exquisite, moving through a very Tool-esque passage to the chorus which literally elevates right off the CD, liberating itself from the speakers to swirl around the room like some newborn cry for freedom. Terrific stuff. "The Age of Reason," rides a tortured guitar tone into the deep, bubbling Pearl Jam-esque groove, and then just takes off from there. The chord progression at the end of each vocal verse may be simple on paper, but to my ears it's like a rousing gift. "Feed Me," is another standout among many excellent tracks, a pure, unadulterated Tool-esque grunge rocker. Bringing in tones of Soundgarden, this one simply rocks.

Take a piece of coal, apply enough pressure and time and it becomes a diamond, and this is one diamond of an album. As multifaceted and intricate as that gem suggests and still hard enough to cut through f*** ing glass.

Link:
http://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/sweet-fruit-from-poison-tree-ripple.html

ARTIST: MADLEAF
TITLE: SINNERS
GENRE: METAL
LABEL: POISON TREE
NOTES: "Really cool album that is a bit more mid-tempo than some of these releases. I heard bits of the Doors in the first few tracks and by the end of the album I was hearing what Pearl Jam should have sounded like. Probably a great headphone album. Something of a stoner vibe but there is something else there too. I do love surprises like this one."
RIYL: BROTHER CANE, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
FCC: 6.10
RECOMMENDED: ALL THE REST!

Link:
http://wrir.org/x/modules/news/article.php?storyid=9136&keywords=madleaf

"With "Sinners" the Greek "allstar" band Madleaf (the four members are known from the bands Lord 13, Make-Believe, Porphyria, Human Asteroid, Clairvoyant and Night Guest) gives a rock-debut, that is very impressive.
The opening title (also the title track) of the album in the singing at first reminds of R.E.M. a bit, but this thought cannot last for long, because Jim Lord's voice has its very own air.
The whole album is set within the more quiet and melancholical part of rock music and it's a great example of how a well done and perfectly played rock album should sound like.
My favourite tracks are "Velvet", "Bliss" and "Hand You The Crown", and I cannot overpraise the composition and the empathic singing. If I had to find a point of criticism it would be the constantly high standard which may cause the danger of boredom if you're not a fan of the genre - but can you really call this a critique? I don't think so."

Link:
http://schmurzi.de/index.php?id=74&tx_ttnewspointer=6&tx_ttnewstt_news=316&tx_ttnewsbackPid=51&cHash=61a66fc0d8