Dead Lord are a new band from Stockholm, Sweden and the first I can tell you is that the portrait of hard rock from the ’70s is the music of “Goodbye Repetance” for today. Don’t expect anything else apart from pure hard rock. Whoever had a taste of their 7″ EP “No Prayers Can Help You” could realize that the band loves Thin Lizzy and honestly the most guitar parts of the album are like a tribute to them on a way to thank them for what they have offered in music. But do not think that Dead Lord sound like Thin Lizzy; this works more like a trap and doesn’t let enjoying the songs.
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.
This is an album you can listen over and over again!