{"id":49955,"date":"2015-07-29T21:02:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T02:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=49955"},"modified":"2015-07-29T21:02:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T02:02:46","slug":"jd-overdrive-the-kindest-of-deaths-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/jd-overdrive-the-kindest-of-deaths-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"J. D. Overdrive | The Kindest Of Deaths<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alexandra Mrozowska<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"J.D.-Overdrive-The-Kindest-of-Deaths\"In the 1970s, a new subgenre of music \u2013 called Southern Rock \u2013 was born out of the Allman brothers\u2019 bluesy vibe and Skynyrd\u2019s Dixie pride. Little did they know back then that their whiskey-soaked, Blues-filled heritage will be given a modern twist and blended with straightforwardly Metal sound aesthetics. Prolonged bluesy jams morphed into furious guitar gallops and fierce drum lines, thus giving birth to Southern Metal. Its expansion all across the globe was another thing that could have been hardly predictable by the Southern Rock pioneers 40 years ago. Did you ever think about Metal sound as genuinely \u201csouthern\u201d as Jack Daniels\u2019 taste but conceived in Katowice, Poland? Polish four-piece J.D. Overdrive proves there is such a possibility for the third time, returning with their new album The Kindest Of Deaths<\/em>. <\/p>\n

The Kindest Of Deaths<\/em> starts with the instrumental intro \u201cWreckage, Part I\u201d \u2013 a heavy, brooding track with a distinct Sabbath-esque flavor to it. It\u2019s more than certain the band\u2019s diet in their younger days was a solid, healthy dose of classic Metal albums \u2013 as proven further on the album, the early Sabbath and the aforementioned Southern Rock\/Metal pantheon are not the only ones echoed in their sound. We can talk numerous acts and genres here. Kyuss or Black Label Society have certainly left their mark on J.D. Overdrive\u2019s nifty blend of grinding, sinister guitar grooves with Stoner Metal-infused, slow interludes (\u201cDull Knives And Dead Friends\u201d). However, there\u2019s also a distinctively bluesy, Southern-bred vibe to even the heaviest tunes of the Polish act\u2019s catalog \u2013 the examples of this being the album\u2019s title track or \u201cThe Greater Good\u201d, the latter embroidered with particularly excellent bass solo. <\/p>\n

Only occasionally the band indulges themselves in a speed-up (\u201cThe Fury In Me\u201d) or intertwine rough, piercing screams on the verge of furious growl with more melody-oriented modes of vocal expression (\u201cWreckage, Part II\u201d which may remind you a bit of Metallica\u2019s classic albums). A bit of curio music-wise is another instrumental interlude \u201cSeeds And Stones\u201d that cuts the album in half. It shows drastically different side to the band\u2019s music, revealing their Americana-flavored, Southern Rock inspirations stripped down to the acoustic guitar sound \u2013 all for the sake of diversity.<\/p>\n

With The Kindest Of Deaths<\/em>, J.D. Overdrive brew their own batch of musical liquor for the third time around and it can be said it\u2019s their best brewage so far. Blending their adopted musical \u201cSouthern-ness\u201d with generous doses of Stoner and Doom Metal (but still able to surprise a listener with a little acoustic piece halfway through) the Polish four-piece is worth being checked out not only by the avid fans of these genres, but modern Metal fans in general.<\/p>\n

Genre: Southern Metal, Stoner Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nMichal Stemplowski \u2013 guitars and percussion
\nWojciech Kaluza \u2013 vocals
\nMarcin Lyzniak \u2013 bass guitar
\nLukasz Jurewicz \u2013 drums and percussion<\/p>\n

Track List:
\n1.\tWreckage, Part I
\n2.\tCrippled King
\n3.\tThe Lesser Evil
\n4.\tThe Fury In Me
\n5.\tDull Knives And Dead Friends
\n6.\tSeeds And Stones
\n7.\tThe Greater Good
\n8.\tDemon Days
\n9.\tWreckage, Part II
\n10.\tA Painful Reminder
\n11.\tThe Kindest Of Deaths<\/p>\n

Label: Metal Mind Productions<\/p>\n

Website: www.jdoverdrive.pl<\/a> – www.facebook.com\/jdoverdrive<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 7\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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