26/07/2024
CD REVIEW:
TYRANT - Drink With The Devil (2024)
Via: www.diosesdelmetal.org
"A drink that falls very heavy"
Review by Christian Dárchez
The Australians from the island of Tasmania, Tyrant appeared at the dawn of the 80's first under the name of Slyder but it would not be until 1983 that they decided to change it to Tyrant - long before 25 other bands used the same name!
Well, until 2000 there was no Google and a year later his EP "Never too Loud" (1984) would arrive with a proposal of hard and metallic rock riffing and pounding; however, it took about 16 years for the band to make their official debut with "Freaks of Nature" (2000) followed by "Thunder Down Under" (2003), a live album from 2005 and "Save the Devil" (2010), "Save The Devil: Special Edition" (2012) and "Thunder & Steel" (2017).
13 years later, the Australians led by singer Neil "Steel" Wilson (the only member of the first hour) are back with what they like so much: hard rock for fun.
"Drink with the Devil", the fourth album (sixth in reality) by the Australians Tyrant, is plain and simple heavy, riff-like and pounding rock. A formula that will not change your life but when it comes to moving your foot and having a good time it will suit you like a glove.
If the "Australians" makes you think of your famous compatriots AC/DC, let me tell you, Tyrant moves away from the rock wave of those led by Angus Young to go for dirtier and more powerful distortion on the guitars. Even so, the rock verve prevails in songs such as the rock and riff march of the homonymous song of the album, passing through the semi-heavy phrasing of 'Parasites', the crushing gait of the very rhythmic 'In your Face'.
Traces of heavy blues in 'Better Off Dead' and accelerated rock bordering on heavy metal in 'Dressed to Kill'. Live takes such as the sonic riff of 'Lamb to the Slaughter', the menacing pounding of 'Freaks of Nature' and the pounding and hesitant rock of 'Daddy's Little Girl' that more than live takes seem like rehearsals recorded with a cell phone. They still have pretty good audio. The rest is pure heavy rock like 'Lovechild', 'Young Blood' and the rather heavy and accelerated 'Defenders of the Faith' (nothing to do with Judas Priest) in a little more than an hour of duration.
The production, as I anticipated, is well distorted, but at the same time it is quite controlled, so that it does not become a ball of noise and gives life to the guitars, so that they command the song along with Wilson's wild and impertinent voice, still in very good condition. You know: I don't think this "Drink with the Devil" is going to change your life (except for those who are just starting out in hard rock) but it's going to make you have a very good time with that which is only still Rock, but that you still like!
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