Demonic Resurrection - The Return to Darkness CD Review
They Say :- It’s been a long and sometimes arduous 10-year journey for the band – a story of struggle, brickbats, bottles, adulation and acceptance but most of all of incredible amounts hard work, determination and perseverance – and even naysayers will be hard-put to argue that DR are one of the most important bands to have come out of the Indian music scene. But yet, for Demonic Resurrection, the journey is only beginning…
We say :-
The latest release by Indian Metal band Demonic Resurrection is the third instalment in their
'Darkness' trilogy, and it builds on the musical advances of the previous two resulting in the band's
most impressive work to date. There is just something appealing about their combining of elements
from Symphonic, Death, Black and 'classic' heavy metal into something that is unusual and extremely
effective.
This is a band that have stamped their own mark with their genre-fusing style. Unlike many of the
other bands who tread similar musical paths, in Demonic Resurrection the keyboards are much more prominent
in the overall sound. In addition the interplay between them and the guitars in the tight, well written songs
is very good and it is fair to say that hey compliment, rather than compete with, each other. This is
all to the to the benefit of the music.
This is a polished and accomplished effort. It sounds 'mature', and the tracks on this album manage
to incorporate the band's diverse array of influences without sounding clunky and it holds together
as a cohesive work extremely well. The production is excellent and highlights the band's new, slightly
more riff-orientated, musical direction.
Another feature to commend this album are the vocals of Sahil 'Demonstealer' Makhija, who demonstrates
mastery of a wide range of styles, from clean Heavy Metal all the way down to a Death Metal growl.
From the instrumental opening of 'Between Infinity and Oblivion', the album weaves a compelling
emotional tale of sadness, hopelessness and anger, following a story arc that the Sahil has been
developing over the previous two instalments. It's (thankfully) not an in-your-face concept album,
more a series of tracks that can be viewed as part of the story, or equally well enjoyed individually.
Demonic Resurrection are a band who are clearly on the up. I hope that their recent success at the
Golden Gods awards will turn many new fans onto this band as they make the transition
from being recognised as a great Indian Metal band to being recognised as a great Metal band.
