Dryasdust – The end

Dryasdust – The end

Self released – 2016

Heavy, Stoner, Psych

Rated: ****

Hey, hey hey… We've got Dryasdust in the HiVe making some noise. These guys are a three piece unit that come to us from Finland with their new release The End. This is a group that's seems to just go for it all. There is an energy about the record that pulls you into it. The opening cut The End is a heavy nicely executed tune. Track number two, Black Cat, starts off with a cool jazzy style intro. Drummer Pentele kicks major ass on this, as on most of the record (I always got a soft spot for the drummers). The other dudes hold their own as well. Bassist Janne has a cool seventies vibe and guitarist/vocalist Antti has an original sounding voice and when in softer mode is very pleasant to listen to. A fine example of this is the cut Deep Water, which reappears to us from the 2012 demo. I enjoyed the record and think these guys are true soldiers in the fight to keep rock alive. The best way I can describe this album if I had to put labels on it would be Sabbathy, Deep Purplish meets The Doors. Which is not bad company to be in. Thanks Fellas!

(Written by Charlie Tooth)

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Dryasdust – Demo

Dryasdust – Demo

Self released – 2012

Rock, Stoner, Seventies

Rated: ****

With all those great Swedish releases last month paying homage to the sixties and seventies like Mamont and Graveyard. It is only fitting to see the Fins put in their two dollars as well. And after only a few seconds of the five-song demo by Dryasdust you know those dollars are made of pure gold. They use their power trio dynamic in the best way possible using the mellow moments to make the heavier sounds explode out of your speakers. Their riffs are dark and dangerous on some moments and trampling like a buffalo on a prairie on others which are offset by almost weightless blues and a steadfast bass that knows when to give air and when to clean up the rubble. The same goes for the drums that plasters its fills all over the place and refuses to hit even one skin too much doing so and even less on the moments when the vocalist needs the serene air to wrap around its haunting voice. Aah yes, this is how it’s all meant to be. It’s all happening man. It’s all happening!

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