NIGHT DEMON (Heavy Metal – USA) – “Outsider” Album Review by KickAss Forever #nightdemon
Band – NIGHT DEMON
Album – OUTSIDER
Label – Century Media Records
Release Date – March 17, 2023
Review by : John Erigo
I’ve said this before, and I will say it again – it’s bands like NIGHT DEMON that made me want to do this website. Because when all the older, iconic bands are retired and gone, there MUST be bands to carry the torch and wave the metal flag high for all to continue to enjoy. Night Demon IS on one of those bands I am counting on. A decade of pure kick ass NWOBHM inspired metal from this band has me smiling with pride that the future of metal is in great hands. Not only that but they continue to help other bands that are on the rise. That is what made metal catapult during it’s beginning days of rising during the very early 1980’s. But let’s get to the NOW, the NEW Night Demon album.
OUTSIDER is somewhat of a concept album dealing with death/horror movies. The opening instrumental into titled PRELUDE sounds like ti was pulled from A John Carpenter movie! Jarvis Leatherby’s Steve Harris-esque bass lines provide a cool vibe to intro the album. “Prelude” nicely goes right into the title track OUTSIDER which is a typical Night Demon face melter. Like i said, metal is alive and well!!!
Although this album is a little bit on the short side, and trust me that is a good thing – side note – I think the cd and digital formats had forced bands inot feeling like they HAD to give you more music but in reality, there are a ton of songs you normally wouldn’t have got that are kind of “filler” material from many bands on many albums over the years, that is NOT the case here, as this album is chock full of great moments/songs —– I will say that Night Demon has expanded their horizons on this album, dare I say the songwriting has matured. Usually that is taken as a bad sign but be advised the band is just growing as they get better. The song writing is smarter, crafty even. There are the tradition head bashers like OBSIDIAN, REBIRTH and ESCAPE FROM BEYOND……
But there are songs that have mood changes, added dynamics that really make this the most diverse Night Demon album yet. Songs like A WAKE, which is quite epic!, and BEYOND THE GRAVE see the band experimenting and using their talents (that always seem to improve) to incorporate more tempo and mood changes. This just opens the door to take the listener on different journeys throughout the album, something I hope they continue to do as it totally works!
So metal fans old and new I urge you to truly appreciate what you have here – a band that lives and breaths metal, a band that when all the bands you have been idolizing for years hang it up, there will be NIGHT DEMON! Standing tall and flying the metal flag for many years to come! OUTSIDER is a must have for any true metal fan.
Band Members:
Armand John Anthony – Lead Guitar, Jarvis Leatherby – Bass/Vocals, Dusty Squires – Drums
Band Links:
ALL the links you need are here —> Link Tree for Night Demon
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