Dead Deadly are a melodic metal band from the greater Chicago area of Illinois. I happened to catch them live in concert in the Spring of last year- a concert I reviewed in Post #375. In the fall of 2019 they won this blog's annual Independent Band of the Year reader's poll. They are hard at work on a full length album coming soon. For this post I'll take a close look at their 2017 EP It's Not Over Yet.
It's Not Over Yet is a tight, yet diverse collection of 6 original heavy metal songs. At times you could call it hard rock, or post-grunge, or nu-metal, or alternative metal, and you wouldn't be wrong. Consistent throughout is their melodic vocals, sharp and crisp guitar tones, tight rhythm section and high production quality. Many lead guitar solos are highlights of several songs. Lyrics are delivered with vocal strength and control to evoke many emotions form one track to the next.The best part of following this band online is the fact that they've produced music videos, or lyric videos, for almost every track on this EP. I will embed or link to most of them below. If you like what you hear and see, then take a minute to follow them, download a track or the whole EP, and stream their songs and videos!
As the 2020 Spring and early Summer season of concerts and tours have been canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems unlikely that I'll be able to promote any shows for them in the near future, but I'll be sure to do so once these events resume. In the meantime I'll try to think of other ways to promote them and their music in the months ahead. Follow this blog or HappyHeadbanger on Facebook for future content.
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Songs from It's Not Over Yet
-Very Wicked Things
-Deviant (My top pick! The lyric video follows a vampire theme, but they also have an official video that's entirely footage of motorcycle stunts!)
-The Devil You Know (An original! Not a cover of the Anthrax song of a similar name!)
-Conviction (A teaser clip-guitar solo only, but still awesome!)
-I Tried (Showing a slightly softer side, this especially melodic song is a mellow self-reflective type of song)
-The Hopeless (A great song with social-political themes, and the inspiration behind their promotional bumper stickers!)
2 comments:
i don't know this band but i must change that, had to check them out :)
It sounds like I could really like them.. thank's for sharing! :-)
Thanks for reading! I have promoted many unsigned, local bands over the years. Lots of talent in local scenes. Hopefully you'll find some others you enjoy also!
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