Album Review: Acrolysis - Black Dog's Serenade (2019)
Two years ago Acrolysis predicted that the revolution was coming . After they teased us with the single ' Where has your God gone now? ', this summer the wait for first full-length album has ended: " Black Dog's Serenade " can now be bought, streamed and enjoyed. The five new tracks on Acrolysis' first album are crammed with heavy riffing, metallic sounds, stomping beats, and an unexpected high level of melody. Except for the ballad 'Shadow of Gold' the Sydney-based bands clubs their way through the songs in a massively intense mid-tempo manner. The sound on "Black Dog's Serenade" reminds of early days' Metallica or Megadeth combined with some Sodom, and an undeniable influence by 80s US Hardcore Punk such as Black Flag, Dead Kennedys or NoMeansNo. The most striking feature is Konstantine's vocals that appear very untypical at first hearing. The element of surprise immediately catches the listerners' attention and is a c...