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AMON DIN
Dinamoeyezed
Walk Records 2006
I’m more than happy to see this album finally seeing the light of day officially. If we don’t count the small quantity of tapes released back in 2000 or 2001, this is the first regular release of this divine album that has waited for this since 1999. Of course, it was traded between devoted Amon Din fans and I had it taped from their original bass player only a couple of months since it was recorded (luckily) and the band kept these songs alive through their live appearances. The only song that lived to see the light of the day properly was ‘Umbra’, certainly the best track of the album, and it was in 2000 on the “Scream Until YU Like It†compilation of Rock Express Records. If the album had been released then, it would certainly gain the recognition that it deserved. This way, it’s only a reminiscence of what might happen with this band if they had just a bit more luck and perseverance. Still, “Dinamoeyezed†sounds as fresh today as it did 7 years ago and all the songs survived the test of time, although this must be just my opinion, since I’m very biased towards this album. Between 1999 and 2005 it was my favorite Serbian metal album of all times and it has been taken from the throne by Azazel’s debut.
From the opening track ‘Rising Sun’, “Dinamoeyezed†offers excellent melodic death metal. Some tracks are even of the epic proportions, like ‘Blue Tomb’, which is also haunting with its guitar and keyboard sounds. I must mention that keyboards are almost omnipresent, but they are only used to build the atmosphere around the melodies and insane riffing. ‘Psychomanifest’, ‘Destiny’ and the already mentioned ‘Umbra’, as well as ‘In Dread Of Insanity’, show the true face of this outstanding band capable of producing different textures in their music, from blast beats to very gentle, almost progressive melodies. None of the remaining songs not mentioned here is filler, but these are simply outstanding pieces that are hard to surpass. It’s interesting to notice that the small prank instrumentals called ‘Little Shit’ and ‘I Love You’ have been deleted from the original tracks. Too bad, as they both fitted the album perfectly and you could pass through them without even noticing it. The only negative aspects of this album could be somewhat weak English of the lead singer, but that can only be heard on ‘The King Of Din-Amon’ where you also have some clean singing, instead of the not-too-extreme growls. Also, there’s a bonus track to be found and it’s ‘Nebeska Srbija’ (Heavenly Serbia), the only track this band recorded since “Dinamoeyezed†for the compilation CD featured with Butcherian Vibe zine #4 in 2004. It doesn’t stray away from the original Amon Din sound, as the backbone of the band and its leading creative force is still together. What does bother me a bit about it are the narrative vocals that do give it the epic feeling, but take away something of the son g’s integrity. Not to think they’ve been too lazy, they did play numerous concerts since this album and played several newer songs, all in the old style of theirs, some which have already been accepted by the audience as their regulars.
You should take this review as a kind of an introduction to this great band and hear this album for yourselves. (10/10)
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Posted: 27. 07. 2004. 03:38
