Devoggol - Shall We Go To The Disco
It isn't very often that you get a band that intentionally tries to be gritty and sounding like they were creating their music in a garage, but according to Italy's Devoggol, the band considers their music 'garage grime.' It is a unique step for a band because compared to most who, in today's music industry, strive for a cleaner, more appreciated sound to get record deals, Devoggol do the opposite, and still get a record deal. While the music must have done some magic on whoever was behind the signature at Cynic Lab Records, it may not have the same effect on those who listen to this album. Sporting track titles such as "Fuck The W.T.O," "Devil's Worshipper," and "Shall We Go To The Disco?," the music is almost earning sniggers without even listening to it. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Upon actually listening to Shall We Go To The Disco one can expect a cross between dirty, old school metal bands like Motorhead and some of the more recent stoner/doom metal bands such as High On Fire. There's plenty of filth and grime here to create that old school feeling, but with a garage sound comes an amateur sound as well. A lot of the music here is performed in a rock riff fashion that is distorted with simplistic drumming and throaty vocals, but there's a others performed in a slower, more bluesy fashion to keep things slightly interesting. Starting with the opening track, "Fuck the...," there's a lot of hammering chords and vocals that sound like someone is singing into a cup of a microphone. Sure it adds to the haze of the old school feeling, but the other half of the time it sounds very outdated and somewhat cheesy, like trying to compare the recent 2010 Nightmare on Elm Street release to the very first one by Wes Craven.
"Devil's Worshipper" is the closest sounding Motorhead song with plenty of good rock n' roll feeling and plenty of Lemmy Kilmister inspired vocals; it's so similar that it can't be laughable. "Hit The Ground" hints at some thrash influence in the vein of Slayer, but there's still plenty of rock to be heard. Other tracks such as "Thousands Damned" are much more doom metal inspired for the slow, crawling pace and anguishingly screamed vocals, along with "Otebron" which has a long, twisted outro that's enough to make anyone feel like their in a Twlight Zone. Throw everything together and fans have got one filthy rock and roll album.
Sadly, the album is short; most songs don't clock over three minutes. This would be great for grindcore but for a gritty rock n' metal album the band should have extended their song lengths, especially if there is to be plenty of doom metal inspriations. How can one enjoy the anguish and majestic feelings if it's delivered so briefly? Ultimately those who have grown up with the older rock and metal band of the 70s and 80s will find Devoggol pretty entertaining, despite the gritty quality. Those that are more used to the modern acts of the late 90s and up will probably have a little trouble adjusting, or may be inspired to the idea that such a mediocre sound can possibly get a record deal, so hashing out poorly distorted tunes isn't a dead dream after all.
Upon actually listening to Shall We Go To The Disco one can expect a cross between dirty, old school metal bands like Motorhead and some of the more recent stoner/doom metal bands such as High On Fire. There's plenty of filth and grime here to create that old school feeling, but with a garage sound comes an amateur sound as well. A lot of the music here is performed in a rock riff fashion that is distorted with simplistic drumming and throaty vocals, but there's a others performed in a slower, more bluesy fashion to keep things slightly interesting. Starting with the opening track, "Fuck the...," there's a lot of hammering chords and vocals that sound like someone is singing into a cup of a microphone. Sure it adds to the haze of the old school feeling, but the other half of the time it sounds very outdated and somewhat cheesy, like trying to compare the recent 2010 Nightmare on Elm Street release to the very first one by Wes Craven.
"Devil's Worshipper" is the closest sounding Motorhead song with plenty of good rock n' roll feeling and plenty of Lemmy Kilmister inspired vocals; it's so similar that it can't be laughable. "Hit The Ground" hints at some thrash influence in the vein of Slayer, but there's still plenty of rock to be heard. Other tracks such as "Thousands Damned" are much more doom metal inspired for the slow, crawling pace and anguishingly screamed vocals, along with "Otebron" which has a long, twisted outro that's enough to make anyone feel like their in a Twlight Zone. Throw everything together and fans have got one filthy rock and roll album.
Sadly, the album is short; most songs don't clock over three minutes. This would be great for grindcore but for a gritty rock n' metal album the band should have extended their song lengths, especially if there is to be plenty of doom metal inspriations. How can one enjoy the anguish and majestic feelings if it's delivered so briefly? Ultimately those who have grown up with the older rock and metal band of the 70s and 80s will find Devoggol pretty entertaining, despite the gritty quality. Those that are more used to the modern acts of the late 90s and up will probably have a little trouble adjusting, or may be inspired to the idea that such a mediocre sound can possibly get a record deal, so hashing out poorly distorted tunes isn't a dead dream after all.
- Fuck The W.T.O
- 200 Hours A Day
- Devil's Worshipper
- Hard Times
- Cold Wind
- Hit The Ground
- Shall We Go To The Disco?
- Thousand Damned
- Washed Away By The Sea
- Betray
- Otebron
Cynic Lab Records
Reviewer: Colin McNamara
May 4, 2010
May 4, 2010
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