Review Summary: Dust For Life's first CD is a great find to the true music lover. Some of the great songs off the Cd are : Step into the Light, Seed, and Bitten. Awesome band, you won't be disappointed.
This album delivers. The debut from Dust for Life is chock full of heavy, crunchy riffs, acoustic passages, and plentiful melody. And, unlike many bands in the mainstream these days, they can actually play their instruments, and quite well, too. It's got a lot of variety, and a good sense of melody. The influence of Alice in Chains is audible in every note, but not to the point of sounding derivative or rehashed. The heavy to melodic transitions in "Step into the Light" are expertly done, that bass in "Seed" is awesome, and the soloing in "Shadow Pool" is just incredible. But, the track that really takes you by surprise is "The End", the closing track, which is completely acoustic. It sounds very much like Days of the New, but better I think.
While their sound comes close to pillaging Alice In Chains, they have definitely picked a good band to emulate, and they emulate them well. Fans who enjoyed Alice's chrunching riffs, soaring solos, and foreboding aura will certainly find a lot to enjoy on Dust For Life's album. The musicianship is solid throughout, with catchy riffing, strong solos, and hard, nimble drumming. "Poison," "Dragonfly," and "Step into the Light" are among the standouts, featuring grinding guitars and big choruses that remain embedded in my head for hours. Dust For Life are clearly very talented, standing a notch above such second-rate grunge imitators as Creed, Nickelback, and Tantric. Hopefully in the future they will be able to expand their sound and make their music more their own.
This Message Edited On 03.03.07
