Dead Lord - Heads Held High

Published September 15 2015

*=Staff's pick	Farewell Ruins Mindless No Regrets* Cold Hearted Madness Strained Fools When History Repeats Itself The Bold Move* Don't Give A Damn With Heads Held High

Genre	Hard Rock	Hakim Krim	Vocals
Tracks	10	Hakim Krim	Guitar
Running time	46 Min.	Olle Hedenström	Guitar
Label	Century Media	Martin Nordin	Bass
Release	August 21, 2015	Adam Lindmark	Drums
Country	Sweden	-	Keyboard
Producer	Nicke Andersson & Ola Ersfjord
Similar artists	Thin Lizzy

Dead Lord really swept me off my feet with their 2013 debut Goodbye Repentance. It has been described as the best Thin Lizzy album never made by Thin Lizzy and I'm bound to agree. Their smart yet simple melodies and guitar harmonies together with Hakim Krim's distinct vocals is a recipe for really intense and well-crafted rock.

Needless to say, I've been looking forward to their sophomore album Heads Held High for quite some time now, hoping it would floor me the same way as the debut did. Sadly, this is not the case. It's got the same basic components but lacks the intensity and energy that made me play the first album over and over and over again. There are some of songs that stand out but overall I find Heads Held High a little bit too predictable and repetitive.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
7	4	6	7	5

Summary
5 chalices of 10 - Blidmark