Killers still use the same recipe, but why would you want to change it? It works and after all, the band doesn't have to prove anything so... As always, Killers plays a mix of Hard Rock and Thrash Metal, something that we called in the 80's Speed Metal and even if we don't use a lot this denomination anymore, I have to say that "A L'Ombre Des Vautours" doesn't sound like something "old". Despite the French lyrics (which are unfortunately a wall to a lot of people outside of France) which don't sound modern, the music is extremely good and powerful as hell. Bruno Dolheguy and his band mates play their best Metal with a lot of charisma and a lot of enthusiasm and it's a real pleasure to listen to this new album. It's thrashy and cut like a sharpened razor blade and of course it doesn't lack of rhythm. No seriously the new Killers is a great release, one of their best lately in my opinion.
The production of the album is also really good and the performance of the guys is near of the perfection. The only negative thing that I could add to this review is that the album is maybe a bit long, 22 songs for 69 of music, it can be a bit messy and you can be a bit lost in the end but when you know that nowadays a lot of bands release albums of 30 - 35 mins maximum, that's not a big problem. Also, the lyrics are, as always extremely "aggressive" and protesting (and it's fun to listen to the French cover versions of "Overkill" (Mortohead) and "Habemus Metal" (Manowar)) but we like it when Killers do that... I cannot complain about it (except that a song in Basque is always a pleasant thing and we don't have anything like that in the new release).
With a lot of ability, Killers release a new album which uses old recipes but which doen't sound "old" and that's perfect for me. Of course, the music of Killers is special and you have to be warned this is not so easy of access (especially if you don't speak French) but it rocks and yeah, Killers is not dead yet! |