Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 12/10/2018
Label: 20 Buck Spin Records
Deadbird
has made a profound, meaningful, crushing record.
“III: The Forest Within The Tree” CD//DD//LP track listing:
1. The Singularity
2. Luciferous Heart
3. Heyday
4. Alexandria
5. 11:34
6. Brought Low
7. Bone & Ash
8 Ending
The Review
After ten years Deadbird is back with their third
record called “III: The Forest Within The Tree”. A concept album? Maybe, and
if you take a look at the mysterious but brilliant artwork that idea is
confirmed again. More than four years they have worked on this album and they
sound heavier, proggier and above all more dynamic.
The record has similarities with “Morningrise”
by Opeth but with more doom/sludge metal influences. The acoustic parts
are a nice contrast against the doomy guitar riffs and there are grunge and
punk influences, especially when all the band members sing together. A band
like Alice In Chains is obviously an influence, which is always a
good thing. But don't be scared, Deadbird does not imitate them,
they have their own sound and they realize that. The album contains eight songs
and every song is packed with ideas that blend seamlessly, making each song a
voyage of discovery. “Heyday” is a
good example of this; without warning you are pulled into a deep forest where
forest spirits show you the horrors of mankind: capped trees, dead rabbits and
bears stuck in bear traps. “Alexandria”
sounds like a battle song as if a forest warrior addresses his troops and “Bone & Ash” is a straight-forward
sludge punk song.
The music is heavy and at the same
time melancholic, and it is perfectly balanced. Just like the sound effects
such as wind, insects or birds that are very subtly interwoven within the
music. But the vocals are the icing on the cake. Without the scream, the grunt
scream or the singing together, this record would be less awesome. It really
gives a very dark autumnal atmosphere to this album.
Deadbird has made a profound,
meaningful, crushing record. “III: The Forest Within The Tree”,
can mean a lot, for me it stands for man's creativity, and how we can let that
grow if we take the chance or get the chance to do so. And Deadbird certainly took that
opportunity.
“III:
The Forest Within The Tree” is available here
Band info: facebook || bandcamp
