Track Listing
1. Powertrip 2. Comin' down 3. Anybody there 4. The haunted 5. The drowning machine 6. You 7. Under the weight of my stone 8. Once 9. One bullet 10. Empty 11. Cry for tomorrow Year: 2002 Label: Inside Out |
Dead Soul Tribe - 'Dead soul tribe' - By C. Diamantis
The long expected (at least by me and other Psychotic Waltz fans') album of Dead Soul Tribe has finally been released. For those who don�t know, Dead Soul Tribe (from now on DST) is the band ex-Psychotic Waltz singer Buddy Lackey formed when he moved from the USA to Austria. The new name he chose to appear by in this project is Devon Graves and he is here accompanied by three young and unknown musicians. Both music and lyrics in this album are written by Graves and that alone means that there are elements that remind the listener of Psychotic Waltz. That�s only normal, because nobody can simply erase his past and a band that dominated his musical life for the past ten years. That doesn�t mean that DST are a PW clone. On the contrary, there are many differences that distinguish them as a totally different musical entity. They are heavier than PW were in their last album and the paranoid atmosphere that characterized them is present here in a lesser degree. Being the undisputed leader of the band gives Graves total freedom to make his vision come true and also lets the public know that apart from being a gifted singer, he is also a very good guitar player. The album is very moody, especially in the more melodic parts, and generally a feeling of melancholy emanates from it. The work of the other three members of the band is very good both on the rhythm section and the guitars. The drums and the bass especially are sometimes brilliant and match perfectly with the style of the music. The voice of Graves retains all the elements that made a lot of people love it. Its range of emotions, from emotional to psychotic, is very wide and it seems that Graves uses his voice as another instrument in the musical landscapes he creates. My only complaint of the album (though it�s more a personal whim and not a flaw of the record) is that the flute is not much used during the CD. Maybe next time� Well, there are two facts about this album; 1) every PW fan has already bought it and 2) most other people don�t really care about it. Nevertheless, if you want to enjoy 45 minutes of extremely well written heavy and progressive music, then this is an ideal purchase. I only wish that this album didn�t make me feel so sad about the absence of Psychotic Waltz� Metal Obsessive Grade: 90% |