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| Dynazty are a hard rock/metal band from Sweden formed in 2008, releasing their debut album 'Bring The Thunder' the following year. Three more albums followed over the next five years, with their fifth effort 'Titanic Mass', released in 2016. The bands sixth album 'Firesign' was released in 2018, with their seventh album 'The Dark Delight', a 2020 release. | ||||||
| 'The Dark Delight' has progressed from the bands previous release 'Firesign' - and when I say progressed, I actually mean grown, matured and evolved. It is more dynamic and varied than everything their back catalogue has to offer, and will surprise and stun many of their fans. But come on, we all know trends change quickly and being able to react quickly is key if you wanna survive - and that's exactly what Dynazty have done. While the album has shifted musical perspective, the band still portray their distinctive blend of heavy hitting hard rock and metal. Up and running immediately, 'Presence Of Mind' is a hard hitting foot stomper, a mid tempo melodic monster that will make you sit up and take notice. As will 'Paradise Of The Architect', which is a more up beat and energetic romp - same kinda heaviness, but it has more oomph than the album opener. And that chorus, wow - infectious or what! One hundred percent sing a long able, it's one of those choruses you get straightaway, and end up singing it for ages after. 'The Black' picks up pace and fairly motors along before adopting a mid tempo melodic and highly cinematic feel. 'The Black' is big riffing, punchy and full of explosive energy. | ||||||
| Dynazty have definitely gone for the hard and heavy hard rock feel for this album, bold and brash and punching harder than a heavyweight boxer going all out for a knockout. Dipping the tone to a much more darker feel, 'From Sound To Silence' is a menacing foot stomp that may just chill the bones of some listeners. Dynazty may be over a decade old now, but they are performing just as good, if not better than ever before. The years have done nothing to drain the bands passion and enthusiasm for delivering top notch hard rock. Igniting the flames of lighters everywhere, Dynazty drop into power ballad territory with the highly passionate 'Hologram'. More of a slow dance kind of ballad than a sway from side to side one, 'Hologram' is a welcome breather from all the deafening hard rock that our ears have just been subjected to. And there's plenty more of it to come...as energy levels are lifted through the roof with 'Heartless Madness'. A mid to high tempo romp, 'Heartless Madness' punches hard and kicks harder as it thumps and thunders on to a finish. 'Waterfall' returns the feel of the epic cinematic from earlier. Majestic, mid tempo and melodic, 'Waterfall' is a monster of melodic hard rock mastery. | ||||||
| One of the hardest yet most skilful things to accomplish is threading a needle, you either get it through first time or you get so angry after ten minutes of missing the eye, you just give up. But what if you had some musical inspiration to get the job done? With 'Threading The Needle', I will wager that you'll thread that bloody needle by the time Dynazty arrive at the first chorus line - trust me, you can do anything with the right music as your backdrop. With a bit of a folk, line dancing and highlands of Scotland flavour, 'The Man And The Elements' springs a surprise musical direction, making it appeal to fans outside of the hard rock spectrum. The backbone of 'The Man And The Elements' remains hard rock, but all the frilly bits around it are varied. Whoa, how heavy and aggressive is 'Apex'! Launching forth with enough force and pace to lift it right out of our atmosphere, 'Apex' is the hardest and fastest song on the album, planting it firmly and squarely in heavy metal territory. 'The Road To Redemption' is a much lighter rock offering than anything that has gone before. We all know Dynazty are not afraid to push their musical boundaries, and with 'The Road To Redemption' that is exactly what they have done. The album is brought to a close with the title song, the shuddering 'The Dark Delight'. All mean and menacing - not too much, just a little bit, 'The Dark Delight' (the song) brings a melodic hard rocking stomp to 'The Dark Delight' (the album). | ||||||
| Overall, a hard rocking rock and metal album, chock full of infectious and catchy songs to delight and excite the senses. | ||||||
| Review by Iron Mathew Collins | ||||||
| Reviewed for BJF Media | ||||||
| Review is also featured at Metal Gods TV | ||||||
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| "a thundering mid tempo paced album of melodic/symphonic hard rock with hints at the classic and traditional sound of heavy metal" Read Review | ||||||
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| "a high energy romp of hard rock come metal, 'Final Advent' is infectious and catchy, and Dynazty's best work to date" Read Review | ||||||
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