DEJA VU "Bullets To Spare" CD Self-financed
As the band is called DEJA VU, I was awaiting a cd sounding like Running
Wild and Grave Digger. I was wrong. The influences of DEJA VU come from Judas
Priest (listen to "Wings Of Steel" or "Nightmare") and US heavy/power metal
(listen to "Catch Me If You Can" or "Hate In My Soul"). "Bloodsucker" could
have been written by Overkill for their "Horroscope" album, and a ghost of
old Agent Steel hangs over "One By One". The band shows their ability to
create metallic anthems with "Evil" and "Skullcrusher ". "We’ll Burn The
Sky" is the only song in the territory of german metal and I don’t like it
because of its happy sounding. "Pain" with its seventies hard rock spirit
is a bit out of place on this disc. There are a few fillers and I think a
length of 40-45 minutes should have been more effective for their debut album
(and of course released on vinyl). But all in all, this is a good album with
a strong rythm section, galloping guitars and a very capable vocalist. So
you can invest your money here if you’re asking for an interesting album
of traditional metal.
Patrick Lefevre
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