Dear Black Diary - Dear Black Diary

 

1. Intro...

2. Life Is The Number One Cause Of Death

3. Floating Face Down

4. Elitist Waste Of Skin

5. Abortion Birth Control

6. A Variation Of The Colour Red

Dear Black Diary have released their debut album which is self-titled.  This album has a very dark and heavy feel to it. They have a very all over the place sound,  and very chaoticness to their music. These guys have a similar sound to that of a From A Second Story Window or even in that realm of that Heavy Heavy Low Low stuff. They have done a pretty good job on this album.

When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded to an average standard really. The recording isn't great, but its not bad either. We do however suggest that the style of music they play, could help in this with all the chaotic things going on. The instrumentation here is done pretty decently, a it's hard to play all over the place, while still holding a sense of cohesion.  These guys do that, and still show their musical talent. We think this is a good effort on the instrumentation and peaks our interest to hear more. 

Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are done pretty well. The bands vocalist can certainly scream. This does however take away from the ability to hear what the lyrics are and what the song is about. he certainly can hold his screams and go for a long time too, which is pretty impressive. All in all, we fell the vocals are done well for the style the band is going for. With the lyrics, it is pretty hard to decipher what they are saying, as the screaming is intense and there is no record of any lyrics online or in the liner notes of the album. This makes it especially hard for people who are big lyrics and meaning music lovers, to get into this album. However we do not feel this album was made for music fans who listen that way. 

If you are looking for a single to this album, give the song "Life Is The Number One Cause Of Death" your attention, as this is the best song o n the album, and really gives you a solid sense of what the band is about as well as how the rest of the album sounds.

Dear Black Diary have made a debut album that is chaotic and heavy. This album shows off their style and sound to the masses for the first time and helps people to know what they are about. We are not to big on this genre of metal or type of music, but we do see t he potential in this band. We would love to hear more and see whats next for these guys. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Death Metal/Grindcore/Metal

Release Date: March 14th, 2006

Location: Guelph, Ontario

Website: http://www.dearblackdiary.com

Label: Year Of The Sun Records