Monday, time to introduce "Record of the Week"
"Grand Rites" is the second album release from the Heavy Metal/Stoner Rock band DEAD QUIET.
DEAD QUIET hails from Vancouver, BC and was formed in 2013 from the ashes of the guitarist and vocalist Kevin Keegan’s former band, BARN BURNER, and the rest of the band members ain't any rookies, on bass we have Aaron “Boon” Gustafson (ANCIIENTS, ex-3 INCHES OF BLOOD (live), ex-SPREADEAGLE), on guitars Brock MacInnes (ANCIIENTS, TOBEATIC, ex-VENOMOUS TUSK, PERCHERON, ROTTING HILLS, THE BLOOD RIVER BAND, ex-HAMMER OF HADES), on keyboards Justin Hagberg (WORSE, BLACK WIZARD (live), ALLFATHER, ex-3 INCHES OF BLOOD, KLANDESTIN, RITUAL DICTATES, ex-ROADRUNNER UNITED, ex-THE VILLAIN AVIAN SYMPHONY) and on drums Jason Dana (ex-KAREN FOSTER, ex-SPREADEAGLE).
DEAD QUIETs follow up album "Grand Rites" is a mixture of 70s hard rock and melodic doom metal. An album where they seek to meld melody with catastrophe as they weave through a dissonant landscape of crushing metallic riffs and somber choral musings.
The album opens up with "Moon Curser" a classic layout with a big and catchy chorus, heavy riffing with powerful keyboards and an intensity vocalist that takes a step forward and releases his pain and anguish as a rough-haired alpha male. It follows up by "Blood Lovers", that opens up with a melodic guitar string until the stomping rhythm section jumps along, a great and really fun tune. "Corpse Revival" is a more thrashier piece, heavy, screamy, sludge and very enjoyable. "Disgraced" & "Fucking Oath" turn the mood down a notch with a half-paced melody, cleaner vocal, slightly easier playing. "Spiritual Abuse" follows the same path but with a more harsher vocal. "Dear Demon" opens up with acoustic guitars, whiskey-soaked vocal, the tune builds up slowly, heavy bass licks, thundering riffing and more angry vocals and a catchy chorus, see the video below. "Old Hopeless" is a real rocker with great and bombastic melody. The album closes up with the title track "Grand Rites", a tune that blends the whole album into one tune, soft melody, neatly guitar playing, clean vocals to harsh and heavy riffing, screaming and anarchy drumming.
DEAD QUIETs new album "Grand Rites" is a very impressive genre-spanning journey.
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| My beautiful blue vinyl version of the album. |
Today's tune "Dear Demon" taken from "Grand Rites", enoy!
Upcoming shows:
Sep 28 Le Trabendo Paris, France
Sep 29 Krakatoa Mérignac, France
Oct 03 Ninkasi Gerland Lyon, France
Oct 12 TRIX Centrum voor Muziek Borgerhout, Belgium
Jan 23 Le Trabendo Paris, France
Jan 23 Le Trabendo Paris, France
Jan 24 Krakatoa Mérignac, France
Jan 28 Ninkasi Gerland Lyon, France
Feb 09 Loppen Copenhagen, Denmark
Feb 14 Debaser Strand Stockholm, Sweden
Feb 15 Sticky Fingers Gothenburg, Sweden
Feb 23 O2 Academy Islington London, UK
More info @
Official Dead Quiet Web
Listen to ”Dead Quiet - Dear Demon" on Spotify!
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