Release
date: May
16th
2019. Label: DeadClockWork
Records.
Format: CD/DD
The
Good, The Bad & The Dead
– Tracklisting
1.Pompeji
is Lost (Intro)
2.Dead
Blues
3.Relief
4.I'm
In A Hole
5.Ironing
The Sky
6.The
Enemy
7.The
Next Empire
8.Speed
And Bones
9.Lights
Out (Outro)
Members
Oskar,
Martin & Daniel
Review
German
Desert/Stoner Rockers Blind Mess return with their 2nd
album – The Good, The Bad & The Dead. This album is a darker
and heavier affair compared to their 2017 debut album. The album
feels inspired by Motorhead in places. As the riffs feel more
aggressive and Blind Mess stay pissed off as hell for the majority of
their album.
The
trippy and psychedelic Desert/Stoner Rock vibes don’t feel as
forced compared to their debut album and the Blues Rock undertones
creates for a more direct sound. The album primarily has a modern
Stoner Metal sound but fully comes alive when the band switch gears
and play their heavier and aggressive style of music. The vocals are
quite raw in places especially on the opening songs Dead Blues,
Relief and I’m In A Hole.
The
Good, The Bad & The Dead is a hugely entertaining album from
start to finish with a strong collection of songs showcasing how the
band have improved as musicians from their debut album. The lyrics
are perhaps the most improved with Blind Mess writing some catchy
lyrics with the excellent music they’ve written for this album.
The
production isn’t the best but that’s perhaps down to the band
recording this album live in their studio and no instrumental
overdubs were made for this album. That’s a very brave and bold
move to make for your second album but Blind Mess deserve credit for
trying to capture the best sounding LIVE experience they can possibly
aim for.
Blind
Mess create and play some of the albums finest and heaviest moments
on the second half of the album with The Enemy and Speed And Bones
being the standout songs on the entire album. Overall, The
Good, The Bad & The Dead is
an album that has something for everyone to enjoy and fully
appreciate no matter genre of music that you follow.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
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