![]() ![]() Chugging riffs and powerful drums kick off “Dead Crusade” there are moments where Gabriel sounds like Dave on this song, though I’ll say in sheer vocal ability Gabriel is the best singer this band has ever had. “Darker Minds” scales back the tempo a bit which gives guitarist Martin Sweet space to let the melody shine in the guitar solo in this song. The album’s first single “No Man’s Land” reminds me a lot of fellow Swedish icons H.E.A.T with it’s melodic, epic riffs and features a great guitar solo, Gabriel shows some of his impressive vocal range on this track. “Shine On” starts out with a short burst of synth beats before continuing the break neck assault. ![]() This moment catches you unaware before the album’s second single “Together Whatever” hits you like a freight train, this is a powerful dose of high octane sleaze metal that sets the pace for the rest of the album extremely well. This album is at once influenced by and respectful of their past and yet forges ahead, if you’re a fan you’ll find the album intro “Automation” very touching, There’s a clip of the king of sleaze Dave Lepard speaking towards the end. Olli Herman from Reckless Love), Simon Cruz from Jailbait, and now Gabriel Keyes who made his debut with their last album 2019’s Rust.Ĭrashdïet’s 6th album fittingly titled Automaton symbolically represents a band that has powered forward no matter what obstacles were put in its path, Like a machine that can’t be stopped. ![]() That would be enough to tank most bands but eventually Crashdïet continued on with other singers Oliver Twisted (A.K.A. That album is in my opinion the Swedish equivalent of Guns N’ Roses Appetite For Destruction and it went on to inspire tons of bands across the world.Ī horrible tragedy occurred after it’s release and their original singer/guitarist/ band founder Dave Lepard committed suicide. In 2005 these guys released an explosive, lightning in a bottle debut album Rest In Sleaze. Their sound brings to mind a hybrid of Shout at the devil era Motley Crue, Slave to the grind era Skid Row, and Second coming era Shotgun Messiah. It doesn’t happen very often but some bands come along who really move the needle in rock n roll, they create a dividing line where you can separate the established bands of the genre and it’s next evolution. ![]()
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