Hailing from Birmingham, England is TREMENDOUS, a musical act fronted by singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Dudzinski, who with a revolving roster of musicians, creates an exuberant and colorful brand of glam rock. They began dropping a series of singles in 2018, which culminated in the release of their excellent debut album Relentless in May 2020. (My reviews of the album and two of the singles can be read by clicking on the ‘Related’ links at the end of this post.) Both the album and singles garnered widespread critical acclaim from numerous music writers, as well as significant airplay on several British and internet radio programs.

After a bit of a hiatus, due in part to the pandemic but also issues with unreliable musicians, TREMENDOUS is back and sounding better than ever with a great new single “Fingerprints“. The song starts off gently, with just Mark’s tender heartfelt vocals accompanied by a beautiful strummed electric guitar. At 45 seconds, the song abruptly transitions to a stirring power ballad beginning with the first chorus, fueled by a barrage of gnarly guitars, throbbing bass and thunderous percussion. As the track continues, the band lives up to its name, delivering a series of scorching guitar solos that can only be described as tremendous.

Mark has a distinctive and pleasing tenor singing voice that hovers just below a falsetto, which he uses to great effect here as he plaintively croons the lyrics that speak to the hurt and pain caused by a former lover who he’s having a very tough time getting over, with every word or memory only serving to reinforce those feelings of pain and loss: “Fingerprints all over my heart. All over the sad part baby, you break in daily. There’s only bad in goodbye.”

“Fingerprints”, which officially drops on all major music platforms on August 4th, is a superb track, and I’m happy to report that the three-year hiatus has not diminished Mark’s songwriting or musicianship in the least.

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