The good, the bad and the bloody!
Creeping out of Echo Park, California, Deep Eynde are a spooky band who draw their influences from bands like The Damned and the Misfits with a touch of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Billy Idol. Whereas previous album, 'Shadowland' was more dark and subdued, what we get with, 'Bad Blood' are thirteen (of course) faster, catchier rock'n'roll influenced songs about the undead!
First song, 'Kiss Of Violence' has fast chugging guitars and large vocals packed with echo. 'We Don't Care About You' could easily have been a Billy Idol song from his 'Rebel Yell' days, and 'Date From Hell' isn't too far away from this either building up to a catchy big chorus. However there is a slice of glam rock in 'Casualty Of Love', where I am thinking of London band Rachel Stamp, whilst things speed up with the infectious horror-punk of, 'Teenage Rejected' which is a little like Nick Cave on speed.
The guitars at the beginning of 'Divide The Day' are quite Emo, however the singing gives the song an edge, and an idea of what an up to date version of The Damned might sound like. Although the other songs don't sound dated, they are easily influenced by bands of over twenty years ago, whereas this is a more fresh and new sound. I'm not sure whether I entirely like it, but pluses for originality. 'Lonely Wolves' gives a nice bridge between, 'Divide The Day' and next song, 'The Calling'.
At first I thought that Deep Eynde where going to be a shockobilly/psychobilly band like The Meteors, then I thought they were more like Misfits, which possibly they are, but these new wave undertones give them that little extra, as we see in, 'Christfuck'. Laced in controversial lyrics it's a good song. Now, I've always been one for the more macabre, so the slow rumblings of, 'Under The Knife' are just what the surgeon ordered, right from the gentle beat and guitar to the blood thirsty lyrics.
Pure rock'n'roll in its sing-a-long purity is the best way to describe, 'Sik Of You', with its high-testosterone lyrics, and 80's guitar licks, which leads us nicely to the equally fast anthem of, 'Song For Sinners', before the horror-punk of the great, 'Zombie Kids', has us jumping around until we are led out flat, and feeling spent in a sticky and sweaty mess!
There isn't a whole lot to push the boundaries of the music industry here, but what we do have is an album of fun, with the tongue firmly in the cheek. All of the acts that Deep Eynde draw influences from were successful, and that in itself should give them enough of a fan base to keep them doing what they love best. The record label, "I Used To..." are coming up with some good bands of late and you can certainly put these guys right up there.