DYNAZTY – Renatus [promo] (2014)
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If there is a young talented band that could impress you with each new album more and more, it has to be Swedes DYNAZTY. They came out of nowhere and with their last album Sultans Of Sin they presented one of the best Hard Rock records in 2012.
Now they come along with the follow-up “Renatus” to be released next March 31, and one thing is for sure: Dynazty has evolved and matured (for good).
The Scandinavian combo started as a catchy Sleaze Rock band with lots of attitude. Their third release offered some more Hard Rock flavour. Now it’s 2014 and you should forget about all that!
“Renatus” has nothing in common with the previous records, except the band name. Dynazty reinvented themselves, which led to a radical change of musical direction (also the cover artwork looks like some kind of ‘rebirth’).
So, what can you expect?
“Renatus” is a galloping melodic metal album in the European style still retaining the band’s original penchant for melodic hard rock harmonies, but full of staccato riffs, double-bass parts and some progressive elements.
That sounds weird, right? I mean, it isn’t what you would expect from this band and I can imagine that many fans of this group will be shocked … BUT after you digest the first shock and you are a bit open-minded you’ll get to hear one of the best punchy records appeared lately.
All songs are still very melodic, especially “Dawn Of Your Creation”, “The Northern End” and the first single “Starlight” which are amazing earworms underlined by swirling keyboards.
But on the other hand you have some tracks like the opener “Cross The Line”, “Sunrise In Hell” or “Unholy Deterrent”, which are quite epic in the best Scandi melodic metal tradition Something different from Dynazty, but when they grab you, they won’t get out of your ears so quickly.
Another untypical song is “Salvation” which features a playtime over seven minutes. Here you’ll discover many of the new progressive elements I mentioned above. And rocks.
“Renatus” sports a fantastic in-your-face production, crisp, clear and punchy as hell. In fact, it’s the band which provides that sense of blast through their tight playing. It’s simply the best I’ve heard so far in 2014.
Dynazty itself sounds awesome. Nils Molin has a strong and unique voice reaching every high note easily, and also elaborating some awesome harmonies during the choruses.
Love Magnusson and Mike Lavér provide some great guitar duels and the pounding rhythm section from George Egg (drums) and Jonathan Olsson (who replaced Joel Fox Apelgren on bass) complete the package of terrific performances.
The bottom line is that Dynazty present their most heavy and mature album to date. Yes, I also needed some time to get used to the new musical direction, but it was worth it. Instead of doing the same thing over and over again Dynazty took a risk and dared to try something new – that must be rewarded.
You won’t find any weaknesses on “Renatus”, it’s that good.
Go and mark March 31 in all your timetables guys, because this album is a Must Have for everyone of you.
01 – Cross The Line
02 – Starlight
03 – Dawn Of Your Creation
04 – The Northern End
05 – Incarnation
06 – Run Amok
07 – Unholy Deterrent
08 – Sunrise In Hell
09 – Salvation
10 – A Divine Comedy
Nils Molin – vox
Love Magnusson – guitar
Mikael Lavér – guitar
Jonathan Olsson – bass
George Egg – drums
thanks to Thomas
Pre-Order:
www.amazon.co.uk/Renatus-Dynazty/dp/B00I0IL3AK
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