DEADSOUL TRIBE - A LULLABY FOR THE DEVIL

DEADSOUL TRIBE - A LULLABY FOR THE DEVIL

Disk 1 . . . . . . .53:53
1) Psychosphere . . . . . . . 3:36
2) Goodbye City Life . . . . 8:27
3) Here Come The Pigs . . 4:01
4) Lost In You . . . . . . . . . 4:55
5) A Stairway To Nowhere . 6:34
6) The Gossamer Strand . . . 6:22
7) Any Sign At All . . . . . . . 6:18
8) Fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:25
9) Further Down . . . . . . . . 2:57
10) A Lullaby For The Devil . 6:13

Deadsoul Tribe's official website at:
http://www.deadsoultribe.com/

Line-up
- Devon Graves: guitars, vocals
- Roland Kerschbaumer: guitar
- Adel Moustafa: drums
- Roland Ivenz: bass

format: single CD • InsideOut
release date: September 11, 2007

A review by Yves Dubé
And now for something a little different…

Mr Devon Graves seems to be pulling away from the sound he developed on his earlier releases with this latest effort. A bigger attention to songwriting and production was given to Lullaby For The Devil than his earlier works. The results speak for themselves.

Ten diverse tracks make up this superb disc. The styles are widely varied from growling, powerful metal on the opening track, to more proggy, Tullish tracks like The Gossamer Strand (a truly excellent instrumental progressive number). If you could only listen to one track to get an overall feel for this disc, then Goodbye City Life would be the one that seems to encompass the overall vibe of the disc. It’s the longest track and showcases all the musical aspects of the album. It ranges from prog-metal, to melodic symphonic progressive; and all things in between. There’s even shades of Porcupine Tree with the fifth number A Stairway to Nowhere (no bustle in your hedgerow, no spring clean for the May Queen though). Every good disc needs a strong ballad to balance things out. Fear fits the bill beautifully as Graves croons his way through a pretty number that occasionally flirts with a power ballad formula but remains fresh and interesting throughout.

The musicianship throughout this release is stellar, most notably the fiery fretwork and the metronome-precise drumming; which reminds this reviewer of Tool’s stronger moments. Fans of the darker, heavier, more modern side of progressive rock should look into this disc and band. This production is superb and there’s plenty of everything for everyone. With the right kind of backing and touring, I think these guys could really make a name for themselves and break away from the pack. Recommended.

My rating for A Lullaby For The Devil : 8.9/10(album reviewed by Yves Dubé - 23/12/2007)