Despite some enthusiastic reviews, I was back then, a little disappointed by "Mysticeti Victoria" the debut album by DARKTRIBE, a disc that was released in 2012 through the Massacre Records channel...However, I had obviously detected some interesting elements, wrapped in their early naive outfit, with still a few rough edges that should be fixed, but also numerous already interesting parameters with a real creative potential, a prospective in the future making... Encouraging!

Now the French Power Metal act DARKTRIBE have signed with Scarlet Records for the release of the sophomore album "The Modern Age"...The album release date is set on July 21st...And indeed, all my early expectations were fulfilled brilliantly...

First the sound design has been immensely perfected. Of course, the mixing duties and the mastering was handled by the iconic producer Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios in Denmark (MERCENARY/PRETTY MAIDS/PYRAMAZE/XERATH) ...

Secondly the songwriting has been seriously up-dated, while giving an Heaviest approach and in the same time showing proudly a more confident side of this band ("Holy Water Day"), notably with a new found identity concerning the melodic side, leaving behind the cheesy Happy Metal kind for a more Progressive density in the purpose  ("My Last Odyssey")!

"The Modern Age" is the logical follow up to the aforementioned Massacre Records debut full length effort "Mysticeti Victoria" , and while keeping the same stylistic focus, it's clearly updated, an improvement in every section, this new work is successfully reaching another state in the higher ranks of my personal pedestal, a stretched level in my threshold of headbangin' appreciation, with an even some more convincing and rousing instrumental interplay, a polished stabilized sound and an intrepid perspective in the structure, showing a less predictable and less formulaic process, still nicely enhanced by some Folkloric flavors but nothing too corny or out of range...Clearly a positive analysis as far as i'm concerned, another step in the right direction!