{"id":71914,"date":"2018-08-24T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T00:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=71914"},"modified":"2018-08-24T18:35:22","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T18:35:22","slug":"album-review-diabolos-dust-the-reaper-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-diabolos-dust-the-reaper-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"DIABOLOS DUST – The Reaper Returns (2018) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DIABOLOS DUST
The Reaper Returns<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMassacre (2018)<\/span>
Rating: 5.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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German act Diabolos Dust is one of those modern dynamic acts whereby thrash-cum sturdy balls to the wall metal is very much the strong vein running through their sound. And with their third outing, The Reaper Returns<\/em>, the band continue their polished Teutonic attack.<\/p>\n

The opening title cut is a wasted opportunity in a sense, existing merely as a short introductory instrumental before the rumbles of \u2018Roll Your Dice\u2019 take hold. Here, the quintet build an air of metallic suspense whereby drum and bass are very much at the forefront in their pace, while the main axe streak fizzes nicely although without any real menace.<\/p>\n

As a vocalist, Peter Lohwasser brings a steely growl-cum-rasp to the table. There\u2019s nothing flashy about his snarl, but he is commanding and easily discernible above the musical quakes.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sanity\u2019 is a clean and melodious slab which brings a straight up trad\u2019 metal glint, offering up a sound akin to classic Rage in that dark, brooding but very much Germanic trend. However, it is the thrashier examples which I prefer, and \u2018Fall Of The Gods\u2019 features some effective percussion from Stefan Fesser even if again the bass and guitar rattles in rather all-too polished and humourless nature.<\/p>\n

Diabolos Dust is clearly not here to sprinkle fun upon our ears as they diligently strike with grey melodious whips but all within sturdy confinement. And the band quickly finds their comfort zone with a track like \u2018Blood And Fire\u2019, which is a touch generic but it does bring extra pace.<\/p>\n

The same can also be said for the steely rage of \u2018Dust\u2019 which brings a bony bass gallop, and is matched by the muscular antics of \u2018Warmachine\u2019 \u2013 probably my favourite track on the album. The suspenseful and almost militant beginning to \u2018Warmachine\u2019 suddenly kicks into a steady trudge as Lohwasser barks of \u201cBodies flying through the ear\u201d<\/em> amid a spray of killer soloing. But it\u2019s still very much formulaic and at times soulless German metal. Lohwasser\u2019s cry of \u201cI am the master of all disasters, I am the bringer of death\u201d<\/em> doesn\u2019t fully convince me in what is essentially a lump of immovable, pig-ironed chunkiness that is clunky, cumbersome and restrained.<\/p>\n

By the time \u2018Hold On The Flame\u2019 brings the record to a close I am thankful that it is only eight tracks in length; the constant mechanical rattling of this opus forcing migraine effects upon me.<\/p>\n

To put it bluntly \u2013 because that\u2019s what Diabolos Dust offer soundwise \u2013 there\u2019s just so little going on here to the point of being drained by a contemporary lump of gunmetal grey. The Reaper Returns<\/em> is not the life and soul of any metal party.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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