Not for the first time I’m going to have to sing the praises
of the ‘I’m Unisigned’ group on Facebook; seriously that group could go down as
one of the internet’s greatest inventions. The thing is absolutely stacked with
talent of all nationalities and genres, which makes it an ideal place for
someone like me to find some new and interesting stuff to bring to you fine
people.
My latest discovery are a metal band called Evyltyde. They
are a proper old school metal band, no ‘we’re just going to try and be as heavy
as possible for the sake of it.’ They are a metal band in the traditional
sense, big vocals, big guitars, brilliant melodies. I must confess that these
guys scored huge points with me before I had even really heard them for the
very simple reason that they are fronted by and woman but don’t push themselves
as a ‘female fronted metal band,’ like they should have some sort of medal for
realising that women can sing and front groups as well. They are just a metal
band. It’s a pretty trivial point to most but I do like that.
The band are made up of Hannah Delany (Vocals) Danny Merton
(Guitar) Paul James (Bass) and Michal Kasprowicz (Drums) Quick bit of
housekeeping though, although it is Michal Kasprowicz that you can see drumming
in the video the drums for the track were actually recorded by their former
drummer Max De Curtis. The band are based in London and came together back in
August 2013 and they put out a single over Christmas last year where they
donated all of the profits to charity which is something that especially as
they were just starting out they should be applauded for.
As for right now, the band put their new single Killer with accompanying video out into
the world only a few short hours ago and it is an absolute monster of a track.
It might not be released for another couple of weeks but I really felt I had to
get this one out there.
The track opens with some absolutely filthy distorted
guitar, now when it comes to distorted guitars as with so many things in life the
filthier the better. The band list Black Sabbath and Metallica amongst their
influences and you can hear that just in the first 30 seconds of the track. The
Metallica aspect is the hammering guitar that pounds the track forward and the fact
that you can hear James on bass actually playing a rhythm rather than just
strumming along for the hell of it is a trademark of all of Sabbath’s best
work.
As the verses thunder along they are interrupted with a
musical pause for breath which in this instance doubles as a chorus. The hook
does its job perfectly, it’s simple, stands out from the rest of the track and
has a bit of an anthemic feel which I think will definitely be a hit at live
shows. The guitar solo which follows shortly after is also an absolutely glorious
piece of musicianship. Merton can play, and I mean really play, it’s as simple
as that.
Vocally Delany doesn’t have what you would traditionally say
is a rock or metal voice but for me that really gives the track something a
little bit different. She is more Amy Lee of Evanescence than Laurie 'Tank'
Carnan of Chasing Dragons. It must be said that there are few things that I love
more in music than a brilliant female vocal over huge guitars and Delany really
delivers.
What I have just done in a really long winded way is say
that this track is awesome! (Sorry I didn’t get to the point a bit quicker)
This band are awesome. The rhythm section is totally on point and the fact that
you can actually hear the bass in the mix is massive plus. The guitar work is
first rate and the vocal just fits the track down to the ground by being strong
and powerful but not overwhelming.
Killer is easily
one of the best metal tracks that you will hear all year bar none.
Killer is officially
released on 21st July but you can hear the track and watch the video
below.
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