Year : 2023 (Napalm Records Edition)
Style : Death Metal , Thrash Metal
Country : United States , Poland , Brazil
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 103 mb
Bio:
DIETH is an international Death & Thrash Metal band founded in Gdańsk, Poland. Created from three of the most powerful forces in their respective genres, guitarist/vocalist Guilherme Miranda (ex-Entombed A.D.), drummer Michał Łysejko (ex-Decapitated) and bassist David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth) have pushed beyond the stereotypes to create a charismatic new sound; one that is rich with powerful riffs, inventive grooves & nefarious lyrics as the passageway for their new declaration.Explains Guilherme, “It has been so much happening lately (in life), feeling the need to express ourselves accordingly. Create something new, have a fresh start. Personally, it was a matter of life or death to come back playing music. To do something truly meaningful and finally cope with the anger and grief. Sometimes you have to die inside to be reborn. This is what DIETH represents, a new sonic driving force that leave the past behind.”Continues Ellefson, “The three of us found an immediate connection when trading some ideas over the Internet, and the band just formed itself when we cut the track In the Hall of the Hanging Serpents. I love that the music is defined by the European Death Metal ideologies. DIETH allows a much heavier side of my musical tastes to be recognized.”Drummer Michał Łysejko adds “For me, DIETH is awakening from a creative lethargy, with the full feeling that the time has come. The lightness with which DIETH’s music flows from us, combining our inspirations and experiences into a whole, is proof of this. The fact that the band was formed in the Tri-City I come from has a symbolic meaning for me.”The video for the group’s first single In the Hall of the Hanging Serpents was filmed in Gdańsk and directed by Maciej Pieloch – MP Productions which captures the fervor of the band’s heavy & charismatic sound, and mixed by Tomasz ZED Zalewski , renowed sound enginneer who captured the sound and the spirit of the whole band.
Albums:
Dieth is one of Dave Ellefson's ventures since Megadeth. I think the prospect of a death/thrash band with Megadeth elements is a very promising concept, I personally love that style, but this band really isn't super Megadethy. I would say it's closer to Vader than anything else, especially in the vocal and drum departments.Most of these songs are perfectly competent death/thrash, and even have a slight Megadeth bent to them with bursts of solos and even a cheeky title with the ellipses. The lyrics are often pointed, sharply criticizing someone (I wonder who it could be). The thing is, aside from the ballad, this release is quite one dimensional. The vocals are very one-note aside from the sing-talking heard on Free Us All, which disrupts the vibe rather than enhances it. None of the riffs are bad, but I wouldn't say that most of them are that special for the most part. Most songs flow in a predictable fashion, which isn't bad per se, but the formula is quite apparent, even on first listen. I'm left after several listens not remembering pretty much anything about this album, aside from that I had an okay time.Of course, some songs are better than others, with the EP tracks being mostly the best of the bunch. That title track is especially good, with its Fight Fire with Fire sort of intro and frenetic pace. Walk with Me Forever is different than anything else on here, and features Ellefson on vocals. It sounds a whole lot like a Judas Priest anthem, which I liked. I thought the new songs were pretty good too, aside from Free Us All, which is likely the worst with those glaringly flawed chanted vocals halting its momentum.This album is decent but not great. Not much makes it stand out, but what does aren't its greatest moments. It doesn't go on for longer than it needs to though, with a 42 minute runtime and nice framing, it could be a great album to work out to, especially cardio. But I'm not sure it has much to offer a keen listener, which sucks because I wanted this album to be an All Things Must Pass moment for Ellefson. Even though it's not that great, it's not utter crap, and lives in that respectable, solid middle ground which fellow ex-Megadeth band Act of Defiance also once inhabited.
Line Up:
Guilherme Miranda - Guitars, Vocals (2022-present) - See also: Krow, ex-Entombed A.D., ex-Metal Against Coronavirus, Revolta, ex-Attero, ex-Place of Warship, ex-Tributo ao Sarcófago
David Ellefson - Bass (2022-present) - See also: Altitudes & Attitude, Ellefson, Ellefson-Soto, Metal Allegiance, Category 7 (live), Cultura Tres (live), ex-Knight Fury, ex-Temple of Brutality, Hail!, Kings of Thrash, The Lucid, ex-Angels of Babylon, ex-Killing Machine, ex-Megadeth, ex-The Alien Blakk, ex-Overkill (live), ex-Soulfly (live), ex-Tim Ripper Owens (live), ex-F5, ex-Iron Steel, ex-Fallen Angels, ex-Killers, ex-MegaPriest, ex-Renegade, ex-TOZ, ex-Ronnie Montrose (live)
Michał Łysejko - Drums (2022-present) - See also: Night of the World, Obskkvlt, Pagan Forest, ex-Sonheillon, ex-Strandhogg, ex-Morowe, ex-Pleroms Gate, ex-Access Denied, ex-Decapitated, ex-Norden, ex-Unblessed Divine, ex-Driller (live), ex-Melechesh (live), ex-Ocelot
Tracklist:
01. To Hell and Back 03:55
02. Don't Get Mad ... Get Even! 04:37
03. Wicked Disdain 03:36
04. Free Us All 05:19
05. Heavy Is the Crown 05:07
06. Walk with Me Forever 05:03
07. Dead Inside 04:05
08. The Mark of Cain 04:38
09. In the Hall of the Hanging Serpents 03:13
10. Severance 02:26
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