AFTER DUSK - The Devil Got His Soul
Independent
There is a
question that often rises in our heads or in a chat amongst friends, why we don’t
listen to songs or even bands that can make us stick with them for a long time.
In my opinion the reasons for this are: 1) the overproduction of metal albums
in our days which makes it impossible for someone to listen to them all, 2)
even when a band manages to achieve something they are pressed by labels and
fans to release another album very soon (which is impossible, because the real
good ideas need time) and 3) we are living in an era that is cool to copy the
glorious 80’s even if that means lack of personality. Is there any hope against
these odds? Yes, there is and I believe that AFTER DUSK are on the right path.
If you check
out their discography you will realize that they don’t force or rush things.
There is a logical time gap between their releases that helps to make good
ideas mature and grow inside the artist. The second and most important thing is
that AFTER DUSK have built a sound that has character and originality. They
actually do things that I appreciate in a band. They draw influences from the 70’s
and 80’s metal and hard rock sound and with these tools they craft their songs
that somehow sound old school and yet fresh and modern. Besides that they don’t
restrain their songs in one style. Of course the foundations of their songs are
in the traditional heavy metal, but they blend it with strong hard rock and
thrash/speed metal touches. One other thing that makes the band recognizable is
the voice of Paminos who sounds like a pissed of Ozzy Osbourne.
This is the
third album of the band that was released in 2012 and now is re-released with a
more professional mixing that actually adds up to the quality of the album. An
album that according to me is their most mature work so far and it is a release
that the more you listen to carefully the more you will enjoy it and discover
things. I think that AFTER DUSK is one of the most original heavy metal bands
out there that mix their old school influences in a very creative way.
Nick
“Verkaim” Parastatidis
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