| Category | Rating |
|---|---|
| Track Structure | 8 |
| Interest | 8 |
| Melody | 9 |
| Performance | 9 |
| Lyrics | 8 |
| Enjoyment | 8 |
| Recording Quality | 9 |
| Commercial Appeal | 9 |
| Overall | 8.5 |
AN MP3 Unsigned artist I hadn't heard anything about until I picked up on a forum conversation, Ditheramb is a 4 piece outfit from Brisbane in Australia - and we'd better not hold that against them eh? The band consists of brothers (?) Steve Kinghorn (gtr/vocals) and Scott Kinghorn (gtr/backing vocals),
Glenn Townsend (drums) and Jack Greenhill (bass). Formed in 2003, it appears they specialize in Metal - all of which you could have read on their various web pages if ya hadn't have been so lazy...
Best to have a pair of wellies for the intro though because - just like everyday life in the UK - it's chucking it down. A rain spattered sample hangs about while the central guitar figure creeps up out of the darkness. The Ghost of Bowie sings a few phrases then WHAMMO - goodbye ears!! There again, I know this Metal of old and I know how to take precautions. Just because I'm wearing an old WW2 tin helmet while reviewing this doesn't mean me ears are made of tin too. A lot of my own history revolves around spectacularly heavy rock, so I have no trouble acknowledging just how good - and fresh - this track is. Not to mention a blinding bit of actual songwriting.
I couldn't really make out all the lyrics and I feel my own listening pleasure was the poorer because of it. Although the vocals are quite clear in the quieter - more rocky - sections, once the Strum and Drang really gets cooking the vocals suffer a bit. Whichever way you look at it, Ditheramb are definitely Metal - often with a vengence - but there's a softer, more musical side to it too. It's that juxtaposition of styles that really makes this happen for me. A very tasty opening to an artist I would probably never have heard if I hadn't answered a forum thread.
Mysterious ways, eh? ;)
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