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4.0 out of 5 stars
Melodic death with black-ish vocals and dark keyboards, June 28, 2005
German melodic metallers Deadlock play a signature mix of melodic black and death metal intertwined with a good dose of gothic darkness. Far from 'the beauty and the beast' kind of stuff, they still use some nice female vocals to add another dimension to their music mixed with dark keyboard tones that surround their successful twin guitar work. However, the female vocals are used sparingly only, as on their 8-minute mammoth opening piece, "10,000 Generations in Blood", entering the song after the highly aggressive scream vocals delivered by Johannes Prem, and killer tremelo picked guitar parts. A nifty melodic lead harmony and atmospheric keyboards are juxtaposed towards the end of the track which wrap it up perfectly.
The vocals are mostly screamed black metal singing, occasionally changing between low grunting and soft, almost poppy female clean singing. The music is very melodic throughtout; excellent palm muted riffs abound songs like "Everlasting Pain" and "More Tragedies to Come", often supported by melodic keyboard and piano lines that give the listener a moment to catch their breath. The songs are generally fast, but far from mindless speed. Drummer Tobias Graf employs a wide style of techniques going from fiery kick-drums to multi-rhythm driven beats on "The Year of the Crow". There is also a driving bass force on the same track, which is one of the finest compositions on this disc.
The female vocalist returns to the mold on the emotional "Awakened by Sirens" - note the ending of this song. It's a beautiful finale with a sorrowful coda for solo piano. A similar approach can be heard on the album's last song, "Harmonic", with all female vocals sung over a soothing piano melody. Earth.Revolt is the kind of album every melodic metal fan should look into, if they can get past the extreme vocals.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Awsome technical Melodic Death metal, March 16, 2007
this album is awsome from start to finish. its technical death metal with a symphonic feel. also has female vocals on a few songs. its a very strong album, and the playing is great. anyone that likes flashy guitar playing will like these guys. their harmonies are beautiful and they have their ocational shredding. they can also get pretty progressive at times too. well thats all i have to say. this album was one of my all time favs of 2005. i highly recommend it to good metal fans!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Potential, August 30, 2005
Review by Tyler Wagnon:
Much like the band Maroon, Deadlock hail from Germany. They are straight edge, vegan, and don't play the type of music usually associated with both. Where Maroon brings ultra brutal metalcore, Deadlock play a mix of melodic death, metalcore and black metal.
Earth.Revolt is a concept album centering around the theme of Earth being exploited by mankind, and will undoubtedly piss off cult black metal elitists because it isn't "true" black metal, but whatever, they aren't trying to be a black metal band, so shut up. The mix of death and black reminds me of old school Extol with additional epic synth arrangements and some clean female backing vocals. There is no girl in the band though, so it is a mystery to me how they would pull it off live.
Start with a foundation of twin guitar melodies, death riffs, throat lacerating screams, smooth female back up vocals, and keyboard atmospherics, then toss in a few metalcore breakdowns for good measure. Couple that with a clear, crunchy recording and we have a pretty decent foundation.
As the album wears on, it starts to get a bit tedious and repetitive, but unless you have severe ADHD, it can be listened to from start to finish without a problem. If you are into Extol, As I Lay Dying, Old Man's Child, Deadlock is for you.
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