Dead Alone – Nemesis (2014)

With a great ear for interesting Melodic Metal bands, SCR records brings to us Dead Alone and their fourth full-length release “Nemesis”. In this album, the band has a very melodic retro sound that reminds us of the early days of Melodic Death/Black Metal as well as the beginnings of Crematory and similar bands. Featuring 11 tracks, this album will entertain you from beginning to end, due to the diversity of songs presented.

Seemingly straightforward, “Nemesis” opens this release with a crunchy dose of Death Metal that suddenly turns melodic with some catchy guitar leads. This track reminded us of bands like Phlebotomized, and even more melodic outfits like The Gathering (when they played Death Doom Metal) as tracks like “Eclipse” and “ Great New World”. The formula of simple and catchy allows Dead Alone to produce tracks filled with crushing melodic passages like “Confession”, “Watch Me Fall”, and “Wreckage”, all filled with fine headbanging passages that will make your neck sore.

Our personal favorite track in this release is the crushing “As Worlds Collide”, thanks to some fine riffing and drumming that keep things in line for this melodic onslaught. As a whole, “Nemeses” greatly showcases the musical maturity of Dead Alone. This band has a clean and concise sound that while being a bit retro, it allows them to craft unique and catchy songs filled with memorable passages. If you like Melodic Metal in general, you will love 11 out of 11 tracks in this solid release.

Label: Supreme Chaos Records

Release: December 5th, 2014

Genre: Melodic Death/Black Metal

Country: Germany