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Queen Of The Night

    
       
       
       
     
             
Depraved Entity are a heavy metal band from Germany formed in 2016. Enduring a couple of early line-up changes, the band released their debut album, 'Queen Of The Night' in 2020.    
             
Performing the classic sound of traditional heavy metal, the debut album from Depraved Entity features eleven songs across a forty six minute play time, every one tinged with NWOBHM traits and a head banging infectiousness that will give your neck muscles a vigorous workout. Quick of the mark 'Steel My Heart', is up and running as soon as the album begins, big bold riffs matched by the thundering and (rather) deep vocals of the bands singer David Ramin. Depraved Entity may be from the power metal hub of the world, but have chosen the more traditional style of heavy metal as their preferred musical direction. 'Lost In Time' portrays a more old school flavour, more up tempo with a faster pace - the trademark "gallop" associated with the iconic NWOBHM sound. 'Lost In Time' is catchy and melodic and is highly appealing. Big, bold and punchy, 'Black Rose' is a thundering avalanche of the kinda metal that is infectious to the max. A catchy and sing a long able chorus will have fans all over the world singing along. This is very good heavy metal coming out of a country more famous for power metal - and sometimes it pays to be different from the crowd!    
             
Adopting a much, much more melodic feel, 'Life And Death' is energetic and highly sing a long able... Depraved Entity stepping over the boundary into the hard rock genre, but keeping one foot firmly planted in their grass roots heavy metal genre. 'Life And Death' is a corker and will attract many new fans to the bands music. The iconic buzz sounding guitars so synonymous with the NWOBHM evolution, take front and centre with 'Dance With The Devil'. A bombastic romp of big riffing, 'Dance With The Devil' has more in common with Saxon, rather than Iron Maiden - two of the biggest bands to come out of the NWOBHM evolution. Title song 'Queen Of The Night' is another boundary hopping offering, taking in the hard rock and heavy rock genres along the way. The catchy and highly addictive rhythm is complimented by the sing a long ability, and quite frankly, if 'Queen Of The Night' is not a fans favourite, I'll eat my hat! Full of punch and big bombastic riffs, 'Play With Me' is another Saxon-esque barnstormer that straddles the metal and rock boundaries. Depraved Entity are certainly flying the flag for heavy metal very high indeed.    
             
Ah, the galloping style of traditional heavy metal makes another appearance in the shape of the mighty 'The Growling'. Full of old school swagger, 'The Growling' is everything that traditional heavy metal should sound like. At six and a half minutes in length, Depraved Entity deliver a ballad of epic proportions. Whether it's tongue in cheek or directly aimed at a certain individual I'm not too sure - but it is a corker and I would love to see the band get the crowd singing the chorus... It's gonna be wild, for the ballad that Depraved Entity present, is 'Fuck You Goodbye'. The level of emotion is high, the sombre mood overwhelming, and the lighters will definitely be held high. 'Fuck You Goodbye' is actually a major highlight of the album, and boy oh boy how do you follow that! With a self titled song that's what! 'Depraved Entity' is the fastest and most infectious song the album has to offer, This is "foot on the monitor" heavy metal at its very best, Depraved Entity pulling out all the stops to deliver a killer crescendo of heavy metal to thrill and excite. The thundering 'Never Coming Home' brings the curtain down on a cracking album. 'Never Coming Home' is a hard rocking heavy metal gallop, the kinda gallop that is the signature sound of Depraved Entity.    
             
Overall, a bombastic and big riffing journey of thumping heavy metal, Depraved Entity have delivered a cracking debut album.    
             
             
Review by Iron Mathew Collins    
             
             
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