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March 22nd, 2006 by Phantasmo
 Danish lords of metal Raunchy returned to the scene yesterday with a new singer and a blistering new album, Death Pop Romance, featuring 10 solid tracks of top-quality European import metal (yet they sing in English?!!). These guys made quite an impression on me after hearing their cover of Faith No More’s ‘From Out of Nowhere’ (available here). Their first two albums, Velvet Noise and Confusion Bay are both worth hearing, but Death Pop Romance builds on the band’s ability to meld a crushing metal riff, thundering double-bass, keyboard programming (not in a lame way, either) and (when not screaming), fantastic harmonies and melody. And as for new singer Kasper Thomson? Hell, I can’t tell a single difference from the last guy! I’m not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing, but either way the end result is a fucking awesome metal album that deserves to be heard. Check out ‘Phantoms’ and ‘Remembrance’ to get a dose. I picked up my copy at our local Borders, which was the only place in town to stock it, so it might take some detective work to track one down, though it’s also available online everywhere.
Posted in: Album Review | Posted by: Phantasmo
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