Released Via Metalbox Recordings
Genre: Heavy Metal
Dendera’s debut ‘The Killing Floor’ was an enjoyable trek through heavy metal soil
that felt modern but a little too familiar at times, but I can say with great
pleasure that ‘Pillars Of Creation’
comes across as a much more mature beast. Influences of Judas Priest, Megadeth
and Dream Theater all shine through the dust on this record, but it’s the few
hints of progressive metal that give this record the more up-to-date feel that
the aforementioned debut lacked slightly. ‘Claim
Our Throne’ starts slowly before bursting into a solid opening track, then ‘Bloodlust’ takes things to the new
level. This is a track destined to impress live audiences on the band’s
upcoming slot supporting Anvil. ‘In High
Tide’ bears the British mark of Judas Priest with its melodic majesty,
though Ashley Edison’s vocals are more reminiscent of Bruce Dickinson. This is
perhaps the biggest triumph of Dendera; they’re easily the most impressive pure
heavy metal band to come out of the UK in recent memory. Other bands would do
well to take note that while there may be no extreme vocal styles on show here,
this sounds very fresh. This is simply due to the fact that in the metal scene
as it stands today, this does sound fresh. ‘Disillusioned’
shows there is more darkness in this classic metal style than some modern
genres, whilst ‘Unholy’ is an anthem
in lyrics, riffs and singalong power. Dendera have more to them than meets the
eye and have proven that we should make no assumptions of throwbacks when we
see the tag ‘heavy metal’ in 2015.
Rating: 9/10
Links: http://metalboxrecordings.com/
http://www.dendera.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/DenderaUK
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