Coming from Larissa (Greece) DOPE FLOOD was formed in the Spring of 2010 and acutally consists in : Manos - Vocals, Cris - Guitar , Asterios - Bass and Bill - Drums.
"A planet on 4 legs" is their first ep which came out almost one year ago by now, but it seems they're still promoting it abroad, certainly before a full-length later this year...
As the cover may suggest it, we've got here a band that is pretty much inspired by american stuff, blending Heavy Rock and Stoner with some Grunge overtones, which makes the structures and approach sounding pretty much 90's. "A planet..." is a competitive debut, generally powerful, heavy and catchy with a massive production, though bordering a bit too much on a modern sound . The 3 songs show a very tight musicianship with groovy guitars, sharped solos and a punching rythmic section; vocals are pretty straight but on some parts eye too much on "charming" Grunge , sounding a bit too commercial (I know the apprecaition of what is commercial or not is very subjective but that's my opinion). I think that Manos should find a more personal style with more emphasis on bluesy hints and a bit more of gnarl would be welcome in the heaviest parts...
Sure, times have changed, it's much easier to record a good product by yourselves than 20 years ago when you were obliged to do demos on a 4 tracks, but one thing remains exactly the same : a band needs time to develop a style and affirm its identity... Anyway DOPE FLOOD has potencially all requested qualities to become one of the leaders of the active greek scene and I'm sure they've been working hard since this ep was released to prepare a smashing full-length, so we should keep an attentive eye on them...
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Dope Flood for a life!!
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