Independent Release
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Track Listing:
1. Smoke And Mirrors
2. Consequence Complex
3. Unified
4. Inadequacy
5. Black Hole Infinity
6. Human Void
7. The Image Faded
8. Demons
The
first thing that caught my attention on Bloodshot Dawn’s second full-length is
the scalpel-sharp guitar tone. In fact; the entire album is a delight to hear
in that respect; the mix conveys a hungry and determined young band full of
spit and vigour. The delights do not stop there, either. A good balance of
heaviness and melody can be tricky to achieve, let alone maintain, without the
two elements being at odds but Bloodshot Dawn make it seem like a piece of
cake. Muted riffs provide the skeleton for the technically-adept guitar leads
to flesh out beautifully, and the underlying groove will make you bang your
head whether you want to or not. All this is propelled ever onwards by the
precise drumming courtesy of relative newbie Janne Jaloma whose flourishes make
his skill just as obviously apparent. The band definitely picked the right one
there. Bloodshot Dawn have invited some friends along for the ride, including
Sven De Caluwé of Aborted, guitar wizard Andy James and former Arch Enemy
shredder Chris Amott.
Picking
stand-out tracks on this album is exceedingly difficult, as the song writing
shown on this album is distinctive, powerful and tasteful; proof positive that
this band is dedicated to their craft. On saying that, ‘Consequence Complex’, ‘Human
Void’ and ‘Demons’ do come to
mind as immediate examples of the excellence that this sophomore record
contains.
All
fans looking for a bright future for metal needn’t look any further. Here we
have a band who previously showed great potential coming back to confirm what
we suspected and even dare to hint at more! If there is any justice then
Bloodshot Dawn should be heading for bigger and better things.
Rating
10/10
Links: https://www.facebook.com/BloodshotDawn
https://bloodshotdawn.bandcamp.com/album/bloodshot-dawn
http://www.bloodshotdawn.bigcartel.com/
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