Year : 2024 (Deluxe Edition)
Style : Alternative Metal , Alternative Rock
Country : Malta
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 141 mb
Bio:
A band is the result of the synergy created by individuals, with different tastes and backgrounds, merging to form a single unit. DAMAGED & CO. are no exception.Hailing from Malta, Alternative/Melodic Metal band DAMAGED & CO. started off as a 2-man project expanding into a full band in 2018.After releasing their first single “Here to Stay” and playing a few shows in 2018, DAMAGED & CO. performed overseas in 2019 "Sbam Fest III" at Torino, Italy.In 2020 the band signed with HADES MANAGEMENT.After more local shows in 2021 and 2022, the band played at the “LEGEND CLUB” in Milan, Italy as part of the “ROCK IN PARK” festival, supporting GENUS ORDINIS DEI and then at the “FARSONS BEER FESTIVAL”.After releasing a self-titled EP (2022) independently, the band recorded their debut album, “Life’s Grand Delusion” at SPINESPLITTER STUDIO and worked with producer MATT HYDE (Slipknot, Trivium, As I Lay Dying) on mixing and mastering, which was released independently on Feb 11th, 2023.In March, DAMAGED & CO. opened for LORDI followed by a show at the DARK MALTA FESTIVAL in April (headlined by DEATHSTARS). The band then embarked on their first tour in Israel in October before returning to Malta for show being headlined by CABAL.At the end of the year, “Life’s Grand Delusion” won the 2023 MELODIJA GOLDEN DISC AWARDS, winning the best metal album category.In April 2024, the band signed with record label WORMHOLEDEATH to re-release “Life’s Grand Delusion” under the label.
Album:
July 19th, 2024. Melodic metal “Life’s Grand Delusion” is the debut album by the Malta-based alternative/melodic metal outfit DAMAGED & CO. The full-length is composed of eleven tracks (including one instrumental), written in four years, showcasing different influences from metalcore, dark/symphonic metal, and alternative metal.What makes “Life’s Grand Delusion” so brilliant and unique is the band’s ability to make every song a gem, with a clear identity, and a straight message. The songs are far from being “technical” but shine for being written by the band as a whole. Thanks to hard collective work, the sound and the lyrics of each song are intimately connected, both in the mood and in the meaning. The lyrics usually deal with existential issues: life, death, the afterlife, and anything in between, and how we, as individuals deal with pain tragedy, addiction, anger, persecution, loss, and finding a purpose in life. As a reflection, the album’s atmosphere is melancholic and bitter. There is no place for innocence, or “naive positivism”. Time is limited, we have to grow up and take a stand, because life is hard and, when we are deprived of love, it becomes a perennial grave. Like a photographer, who portrays reality for what it is, DAMAGED & CO. is thirsty for Clarity and Truth (a word that comes back several times during the album), without pretending to take the world on one's shoulders to revolutionize it.
Line-Up:
Peter Paul Valletta - Vocals
Daniel Sammut - Guitars - See also: ex-Myopic Destiny
Alexander James Mifsud - Bass (2023-present)
Ismael Bonello - Drums (2024-present)
Keith Muscat - Keyboards - See also: ex-Improbus Atrum
Tracklist:
01. Truth
02. Destiny
03. Life’s Grand Delusion
04. Carpe Diem
05. Corvus
06. Dragonfly in Amber
07. Vengeance is Mine
08. Grave Digger
09. Clenching Fists
10. Afflicted
11. Reflections
12. Here To Stay (Bonus Track)
13. Kill o’Clock (Bonus Track)
14. Broken Fields (Bonus Track)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
