Awesome band needs label: Dead City
Posted on Saturday, July 19th, 2008 @ 8:58 am » permalink
I've been raving about how fucking great Memphis, TN's Dead City is ever since I first heard 'em two years ago, and that fact has only been continually solidified with each subsequent recording they've sent me. Now they've finally got a full-length album, "Goddamn the 21st Century" (12 tracks, 51 minutes), pretty much ready to roll, and they need a label to help 'em get the job done right. And with all of the bands out there these days getting massive hype for unloading solid tracks that are heavily influenced by the classic 90's niche of metallic hardcore, I simply can't fathom why the hell Dead City is still flying under the radar without getting more well-deserved appreciation. Because rather than falling back on all of the NY staples that everyone knows and loves, they're dirtying things up (in the best possible way) with more interesting and atypical influences more along the lines of what bands like Bloodlet and Cutthroat were doing "back in the day", right alongside some 1993 styled Entombed and Crowbar to add some texture and dimension. So the end result is still largely along the lines of early- to mid-90's "metalcore" (remember kids, it wasn't always a dirty word), but the fucking songwriting is far darker, more pissed, and more powerful than the vast majority of the aforementioned bands out there right now reaping some serious benefits from the hype factor. I've always been one for championing the "little guys", but I'm still fucking tired of seeing all these "little guys" that crush the competition getting set aside or ignored because of insignificant (often aesthetic) bullshit that has nothing to do with musical quality! This is easily Dead City's strongest recording to date, and I sincerely hope to see this shit get a proper release before year's end. Spread the fucking word if you're among those who agree with me. If not… well… I don't fucking get it. I just don't fucking get it.
Dead City "Saint of Killers" (unmastered)
Dead inside. I feel nothing. I don't fucking care. For those I loved an absent stare. Sick of playing games. Day after day, nothing's at stake…
And… if anyone reading this is interested in releasing this absolutely fucking awesome material, or knows someone else who might be, please either pass the word along or get in touch with the band on MySpace and see if you can make it happen!
July 19th, 2008 @ 11:16 am
awesome track here. jesus. id buy this album, definitely.
July 19th, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
vocals do sound exactly like "back in the day" Blootlet… pretty sick
July 20th, 2008 @ 9:47 am
I like the older stuff with the first line up way better.
July 20th, 2008 @ 1:43 pm
I hope they will make the proper release soon. I need to hear the whole album to compare the songs toward the EPs.
July 20th, 2008 @ 10:29 pm
I don't know when the "first lineup" ended, but no. This is by far their best material to date. Simple fact. This completely demolishes the material from the "Three Demos Done" disc.
July 21st, 2008 @ 2:20 pm
this is not the same Dead City as on the Funeral Diner split. no?
they seem different…
check this review and tell me im right or wrong…
http://www.collective-zine.co.uk/reviews/?id=4741
July 21st, 2008 @ 2:32 pm
Nope, this IS the same band, insanely enough.
July 21st, 2008 @ 2:47 pm
wow… yeah, the guy does sound like Scott from Bloodlet…
I never heard them, but when I was trying to figure out where these 4 Funeral Diner tracks came from I found they were from that split.
July 21st, 2008 @ 7:21 pm
Awesome, awesome track.
July 22nd, 2008 @ 5:32 pm
Everything that the original lineup of dead city self released (including the split with Funeral Diner mentioned) was compiled on a cd we called "3demosdone". It was released on Rock Vegas Records and is available in their estore and in various bargin bins/trash cans in memphis record shops. After a break and a lineup change we set out playing the older songs but quickly replaced them with new material. The name was kept mostly to support the Rockvegas release (and maybe a little because its tattooed on my fingers) but we no longer play any "1.0" material. I stand behind the old material and would reccomend it to fans of Envy or City Of Caterpillar. Thanks to everyone for their positive comments there are two additional songs from the new recordings available to listen to on myspace.
July 25th, 2008 @ 2:45 pm
Pretty solid musicianship and song writing here. Not the same old "metalcore' crap. The vocals remind me Eric Forrest (the VOIVOD vocalist from their "Negatron" and "Phobos" albums) and I mean that as a compliment. I guess they just arent screamy enough for the current trendy scene. Lets hope things change for the better for these guys soon.
July 28th, 2008 @ 4:24 am
first dead city song i heard was "the end of communication", where they so perefectly put the kuklinski sample at the end that i instantly fell in love with them. "saint of killers" fucking nails it. all the allusions to early bloodlet are dead on correct - if that ain't the greatest accolade?! i'd release dead city right away!
July 31st, 2008 @ 12:12 pm
one of the hardest working bands in the country. i saw them in texas recently and it blew me away. somebody please put this record out!
July 31st, 2008 @ 10:31 pm
One of only a handful of bands from the Memphis area that I can actually get into. (Two others being Burial Within and The Unbeheld…check those guys out if you get a chance, although both are of a much different style). I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised when I first heard Saint of Killers. These guys definitely deserve more recognition than they get.
August 12th, 2008 @ 4:08 am
this shit fuckin rules. i will buy this the instant i see it available.
August 23rd, 2008 @ 5:22 pm
with all the sshitty integrity rip off bands the north east have been supplying in heavy quantitiy the last few years and the mediocore bands that claim to be death n roll with pointless incoherent lyrics Dead city is a breath of fresh fucking air. Jerrry's lyrics are some of the best in heavy music right now. These labels need to get over the politics and sign this band and back them…………Bumming you OUT!
August 31st, 2008 @ 1:44 am
Dead City is a breath of fresh air. In a world of duplicated after duplicated style, this is a band with a sound to match their attitude. After spending a lot of time living in New Orleans and roaming the Southern Metal/Hardcore scene, I can honestly say I've stumbled onto a rock dream with this band.
Dead City is the new voice of hardcore and should be regarded as such. Buy the fuckin CD, Buy the fuckin T-Shirt, put the poster over your bed, Dead City is here to stay.
September 3rd, 2008 @ 11:43 am
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