After having the chance to review such great albums in the passing week, DEAD LORD continued my delight yet another Hard Rock extravaganza. If you don't know anything about these guys it's ok, I didn't as well, but believe me when I say that they are on the road to success.

DEAD LORD are from the lovely city of Stockholm, Sweden, playing an obscure type of Hard Rock in the vein of the 70s British kind, a remodeled version of the old THIN LIZZY, not that easy for me to make this comparison as THIN LIZZY are the real thing however DEAD LORD are the new real thing.

The moment I started to listen to the album with the opening "Hank", I understood that something is going to be different here, a great whipping riff welcomes you to the world of DEAD LORD and them it strikes with Hakim Krim's voice, my god the guy is the reincarnation of Phil Lynott that died much too young. Don't get me wrong it's not a bad thing Krim because this kind of voice wasn't around for at least 20 years and it's fucking amazing.

Continuing with "Hammer To The Heart" with a great strumming riff that kept me jumping to the rhythm and again no mistake with the vocals, such a classic and great song. Nonetheless, the first two on the list were just an intro to what lies ahead, the greatest song in the album and maybe one of the best I have heard in a long time, "Onkalo". It talks about a nuclear fuel repository in Finland, a damned place that displays humanity's doing, a song of vengeance with a great guitar intro that it's so catchy, I listened to it twelve times in a row, no kidding.

I will stop here and conclude in order for all to enjoy the album, however the issue with this album is that it's a hate or love album, and no in-between. I do hope that the band will be able to shack off the THIN LIZZY resemblance and comparison and go on their own way. Nevertheless, DEAD LORD are more than welcome into the Metal and Hard Rock world. From my end, this is a gem.