Dry Kill Logic apparently doesn’t get much respect. I say to hell with the nay-sayers. Dry Kill Logic’s latest release (from three years ago), Of Vengeance and Violence, is a heavy compilation of thrash metal, nu-metal and alternative metal.After a brief intro, the CD opens with ‘My Dying Heart,’ a heavy track with catchy riffs and a great blend of deep screams and clean vocals, something I obviously enjoy and appreciate. Following is ‘4039,’ another great track along the same vein with some double-bass kicks implemented and an “uplifting” guitar riff in its chorus.
It’s when you get to ‘Innocence of Genius’ that you should take the time to strap yourself to something. A brief piece of, I’d guess, comedy relief, showcasing the vocalist Cliff Rigano as he’s preparing for the next song. It’s funny and I’m blown away every time Cliff screams “Go!” and ‘Boneyard’ plays.
‘Boneyard’ is the thrash side of DKL and it begins explosively. It was this song that turned me on to Dry Kill Logic in the first place. Fast-paced and heavy, the song stands out.
As does ‘Kingdom of the Blind,’ the following track. One that is significantly… different from those that preceded it, ‘Kingdom of the Blind’ is a huge change-up thrown by the band. Extremely gentler than the half dozen songs before it, the song is all melody and clean vocals, but it still has the band’s trademark guitar and bass riffs. Simply a spectacular song.
The few songs that follow revert to the same vein as the few from before, and you might be sick of it by the time ‘In Memoria Di’ comes on, which is an even greater change-up than ‘Kingdom of the Blind.’
Pure acoustic, ‘In Memoria Di’ is the definition of an outro track if there ever was one. But for a heavy metal band like DKL, it’s straight from left field and would almost be out of place if it wasn’t executed so well.
Props to the band for sticking with the game despite it all. Hopefully, they’ll have better luck in the future and put out some new music in the near future.
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