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The opening track of Hope and Destruction sounds like Jewish Black Sabbath, heavy riffswith a distinct Sephardic accent. And so it goes on this excellent album byIsraeli-born guitarist and composer Eyal Maoz. Here, the John Zorn collaboratorfronts his own band, a confident merger of ’60s garage rock with Near East and new-wave influences into powerfullyastringent, noisy yet melodic instrumental rock. Maoz has earned the dexterouschops of a great fusion guitarist, but with none of the usual wankiness. Herocks his inspiration hard.
