Release
date: June
9th
2019. Label: DistroKid Records
(Digital) / Ikaros
Records (Vinyl).
Format: DD/Vinyl
GROW
– Tracklisting
1.Get
the Fuck 02:46
2.Bullet
Dodger 04:49
3.Throwing
Rocks 06:40
4.Dreamhouse
Pt.1 02:13
5.Dreamhouse
Pt.2 06:02
6.Leave
Me Behind 04:22
7.One
Hell of a Ride 05:37
8.River
04:29
9.Snake
Oil Merchant 06:21
10.I
'm Gonna Fly 04:17
Members
Thanasis
Timplalexis - Vocals, Guitar
Giorgos
Alexiou - Guitar
Alekos
Papathanasiou - Bass
Dimitris
Amvrazis - Drums
Ioannis
Valiakos - Creative Member & Wild Card
Guest
Musicians:
Fanis
Panagiotopoulos - Saxophone on "I 'm Gonna Fly".
Review
Truth
be told I’m not the biggest fan of Southern Rock/Metal nowadays.
Though I was back in my younger years where I was discovering bands
across the musical spectrum left, right and centre. So I was a little
bit worried listening to Dendrites debut album – Grow.
As
the Greek heavy rockers play mostly Southern Rock/Metal on their
debut album. However, the band add elements of Desert Rock, Grunge,
Psych and Stoner Metal to give their album a richer and more varied
sound. The most interesting part of this album to me for this album
was the actual Southern Rock/Metal riffs the band play on this album.
As Dendrites have a cool and exciting sound that may take influence
from PANTERA in parts but sounding very much like their own thing.
Grow
is a fast-paced and exciting collection of varied songs that sees the
band play a simple style of music but one that’s packed with the
right amount of groove and aggression. One moment you could be
rocking along and the next you’re catching your breath as the band
switch gears for a more violent and heavier sound.
The
album has
it fair share of NOLA based riffs on certain parts of the album and
it’s quite exciting to hear at times. The songwriting is excellent
throughout with the band writing wildly addictive and spiky lyrics
throughout the album.
The
vocals from Thanasis are soulful and honest from the start and he
puts in a superb performance for the majority of the songs. There are
few moments where his vocals are drowned out by the heavy riffs but
that shouldn’t stop your enjoyment of this album.
The
production is another major highlight with Grow sounding excellent
from the start. The whole tone and sound of the album is EPIC and
sounds super fresh. This is a brilliantly sounding album and that’s
down to the fantastic production held on the album.
Standout
songs are: Get The Fuck, Throwing Rocks, Dreamhouse Pt 2, One Hell Of
A Ride and Snake Oil Merchant.
If
you’re a fan of Black Label Society, DOWN, CLUTCH and PANTERA then
this is the place to be. Grow is everything you want from a Southern
Rock/Metal album. Though, as I stated before, the band offer a few
surprises along the way when they add different genres to their
overall sound.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
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