Death Tyrant - Opus de Tyranis
Death Tyrant is a relatively new band, but most of its members have been around a while. Dark and Bloodlord (who are brothers) are or were in Lord Belial (I believe Bloodlord is no longer a member, but Dark still is). Dark was also involved in the pre-Dissection entity Satanized during their short existence, and he also played with Sacramentum. Drummer Joakim Antonsson (aka Goat) is also in Trident (which features members that were/are involved with Necrophobic and Dissection), Nox Aurea and Altar of Sacrifice. A common thread of all these bands is that they have similar styles. One of the complaints I’ve seen about Opus de Tyranis is that it’s twenty years late. Frankly, two decades late isn’t all that bad when you consider that most Black Metal bands are shamelessly aping stuff Quorthon did back in 1984 (three decades late…). Melodic Death Metal in the Gothenberg style might have seen its heyday back in the early ’90s, but quality Metal music is still quality Metal music, regardless of when it was released. The playing is good and tight, the solos are melodic and don’t degenerate into guitar wankery, and the music kicks ass. All of those are positives in my book. I will admit that the similarity in sound and style to Lord Belial does call attention to itself at times, but when you consider that two of Death Tyrant’s members are from that band, it’s no surprise. Opus de Tyranis is a pretty impressive debut album, and if this band continues to grow and evolve, I imagine that the comparisons to the other groups the members played with (or still do) will diminish. I like what I heard here and I hope to hear more from this band in the future.
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