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5.0 out of 5 stars
More diverse, just as brilliant, 12 Oct 2007
Deadsoul Tribe are a rock band with many influences: Prog, Blues, Industrial, Dark Metal, Folk, Tribal, even Emo. That might sound a bit of a mix, but the end result is usually pretty cohesive. The creative force is Devon Graves, also known as Buddy Lackey, ex-Psychotic Waltz. Devon plays most of the instruments in the studio, with Adel Mustafa on drums. Joining them live are the guitarist Roland 'Rollz' Kerschbaumer and bass player Roland Ivenz.
'Lullaby for the Devil' has a much harder edge than previous albums and is more diverse. The first four tracks have plenty of energy and are reminiscent of 'Powertrip', the opener from the self titled debut. 'Goodbye City Life' is the best of these, itself containing many styles, and is the longest track on the CD at over 8 minutes. The quieter parts with Devon on piano are the best here. The fourth track, 'Lost in You', is a love song with a difference. I'll let you make your minds up on that one.
Next up are two absolutely brilliant tracks, two of DST's best ever. 'A Stairway to Nowhere' is a philosophical song about life, the universe and everything, and although dark in tone has very positive lyrics about self-motivation (my interpretation!). I would compare the brilliance of this with 'Things You Can't Return' from 'A Murder of Crows'. Following that is a stunning instrumental, 'The Gossamer Strand', with Devon on flute. These two tracks keep getting the repeat button!
Unlike other DST albums though, 'Lullaby' seems to tail off toward the end. The next three tracks are standard DST, followed finally by the Zeppelin-esque title track. This is a grower, but doesn't quite work for me, it's a mish-mash experimental-sounding effort which I wouldn't have chosen as the final track (though no other tracks scream album-closer).
Good points overall are improved production, getting back to the quality of 'Murder', and musical variety. This CD shows that Devon has more up his sleeve and isn't about to go stale just yet. This is more difficult to compare with the previous four CDs, but I'd say it's just as good as 'Murder', my favourite, but it's different. Thanks Devon, keep up the good work!
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