DRUKNROLL „Unbalanced”

Metal Scrap Records, 2018

Music: Melodic Thrash Metal / Death Metal

Website:

https://metalscraprecords.bandcamp.com/album/druknroll-unbalanced

https://www.facebook.com/modernmetalrock

Duration: 48:06 minutes (10 tracks)

Country: Russia

DRUKNROLL was established in 2006 in Saratov, a city of millions located in central Russia, on the river Volga. At the beginning, the Russians played melodic heavy-metal / hard-rock, then switched to violent sounds. Before the latest “Unbalanced” they released four full-time albums, two EP and one single.

The latest album contains primarily aggressive, motoric and melodic music. Only the track “It’s Not My Way” is more atmospheric, and “The Heroes of the War” can be classified as strong climates. The guitarists bring the most to music, this album is based on their playing. They are able to use their instruments very technically. Each song contains at least one great solo, and there are often more. You can hear the heavy-metal roots of the band in the way of pulling the strings. But the rest of the musicians also present a high level. The many short solos of bass guitar are great. The Russians amply use keyboard, but they do not overdo it. The keyboard is just as much as should be – neither too much nor too little. The vocals are varied: clean male, snarling male and cleanfemale. In some tracks, male and female voices were woven as from a radio. This metal gallop was embellish by climatic inserts, slowdowns, giving the listener moments of breath.

The music from “Unbalanced” is well organized – the band knows what they want to create and they implement it. The production is clean, expressive. DRUKNROLL belongs to the brutal league, but their message has no negativism, no darkness. Even though the record ends with the sound of a huge explosion but their music is rather positive – at least form me.

The Russians from Saratov present a high level, they can make a career in the West.

Tracklist:

1.Hundred

2.Unbalanced

3.Bad Math

4.It’s Not My Way

5.Philosophy of Life

6.On the Hook

7.Eternal Confrontation

8.Mirror

9.The Heroes of the War

10.Dark Matter

Line-up:

Druknroll – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums programming

Horror – vocal

Maria – vocal

Alex Knip – guitar, keyboards, effects

Denys Malyuga – guitar

Max Perepyolkin – guitar

Rate: 8.5/10