{"id":21295,"date":"2014-07-10T12:23:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T12:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-the-dead-xiii-creatures-of-the\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T22:41:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:41:01","slug":"album-review-the-dead-xiii-creatures-of-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-the-dead-xiii-creatures-of-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: The Dead XIII – Creatures of the Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I’ve never really been one that has understood the whole horror-punk genre. Even some parts of the Misfits just go completely over my head. I think the only band that I have ever seen pull it off this mix of Horror and Punk are Send More Paramedics. So on first listen to The Dead XIII<\/strong>’s new EP ‘Creatures of The Night’,<\/em> I didn’t exactly have the highest of expectations going into it.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, after several listens of ‘Creatures of The Night’,<\/em> The Dead XIII<\/strong> have not converted me into a fan of this sub-genre. That’s not to say the EP does not have its good points. The track ‘Monster Rehab’<\/em> is a stand out of the four tracks on off. Heavy riffs and an almost monstrous scream to accompany the heaviness of the music, but it then goes a bit weird with the odd remix in the middle of the track. Just when The Dead XIII<\/strong> show glimpses of what they can do and how they could turn heads, the opening track ‘Stake My Date’<\/em> is just a bit corny and I think makes the band lose any credibility.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

It is great to see bands do something a little different and it is clear that not all heavy music is to everyone\u2019s taste. You can see that The Dead XIII<\/strong> have taken influences from bands like Murderdolls, Wednesday 13 and Rob Zombie. Who all in their own right are good bands but are still a bit of a gimmick. It may still be early days for The Dead XIII<\/strong>, but based on what I’ve heard from ‘Creatures of The Night’,\u00a0<\/em>the gimmick side of things gets a bit lost in translation.<\/p>\n

The one great thing that ‘Creatures of The Night’<\/em> does show us is what talented musicians The Dead XIII<\/strong> are, especially the guitarist who provides great riffs and solos from start to finish.<\/p>\n

2\/5<\/p>\n

‘Creatures of the Night’<\/em> by The Dead XIII<\/strong> is out now.<\/p>\n

The Dead XIII<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Tim Birkbeck (@Tim_Birkbeck<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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