Erwin: DesDemon is a band from New York blending black and power metal influences in five very strong songs. With all those influences, ranging from Kamelot on speed to a chaotic Kovenant in their ‘Nexus Polaris’ era you would expect that the traditional metal has vanished under a thick layer of keyboards but this is not the case. DesDemon has written solid metal songs for their first release.
With the first song, ‘Acquiescence Of Illusion’ the band starts in overdrive while on the second track, ‘A Soul Of Exile’ singer Mistress Tina has all the opportunity to shine. It has been a long time since I heard a good power metal ballad but this one surely rocks. And more importantly, there is room for some guitar solos. ‘The Burning Martyr’ reminds me of King Diamond or Merciful Fate with galloping guitars that would make Iron Maiden proud. It would be a great live song )and maybe you have seen them live in Belgium last year during the Halloween Metal Meeting in Maasmechelen of all places!) The demo ends with the eleven minute epic ‘In The Absence Of Light’ which reminds me of the pre-‘Operation Mindcrime’Queensryche.
The biggest advantage DesDemon has over other American bands operating in this genre is the fact that they do not sound like an American band. It is not another imitation of Nightwish or Evanescence and the only band that might come close to DesDemon in the USA is Benedictum. For a self financed demo the sound quality is good and with 38 minutes of playing time and professional looking artwork I think DesDemon will find a record label soon. In two words: very impressive!
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