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Review from Worcester Telegram & Gazette by Victor D. Infante 11/15/2012: "Blow 'Em Away," by Demons Alley: Time to shake it up with some old-school rock? Demons Alley - which performs Nov. 16 at the Lucky Dog Music Hall, plays down-and-dirty sleaze rock with an edge of danger and a healthy dose of panache. This is a bar-brawl of a song, fast and lascivious, with a gritty bass line that can have you grooving. All in all, a perfect way to shake out the blues after a long week. ****************************************************** Review from The Pulse magazine by Alex Kantarelis June 2012: Worcester's Demons Alley have been spreading their style of 80s influenced rock 'n' roll all around the Northeast since their inception in 2006. Combining elements of bands like Kiss, Motley Crue, and the New York Dolls (with a dash of Ramones ~ and even The Runaways! ~ from time to time) to form their classic but yet still heavy sound, these guys put on one hell of a stage show ~ and has captured that energy on their first full length release, Dead End Tricks. All you have to do is take a look at the back cover of the CD ~ a picture of the long-haired, eyeliner-loving band hanging at Ralph's ~ to know what you're in for; the photo captures a grittiness that in many ways defines the band's sound. Things kick off with the high energy and catchy track "Dope City," which has an intro reminiscent of KISS's "Love Gun." As the tracks keep rolling, the rock never stops as each song is crafted to keep the energy up at a rock club ~ or in your car. Track 9, "In My Sight," has a punk rock vibe, and sounds like something The Misfits would definitely approve of, and opens up the door for a stand out track, "Dirty Girl," which has my favorite opening riff on the album. Sometimes a riff can speak louder than a chorus, and "Dirty Girl" nails one of those riffs. The songs have a certain catchiness and very appealing rawness that sounds authentic, not over-produced in a studio. Demons Alley have a natural sound, not 600 layers of auto-tuned vocals with electronic dance squealy noises (you know what I'm talking about). I give the album credit for actually sounding like it came from 1984 ~ kind of as if we'd stepped into Marty McFly's time machine and set course back to when rock n rock was real...a little sleazy, a little rough, a little in-your-face, and absolutely addictive. Demons Alley would be right at home opening for Aerosmith at Sir Morgan's Cove back in the day or playing a club in the East Village, so we should all be glad that we have a real rock band like DA right in our own backyards. Head to [their website], catch the band live at Ralph's on June 23rd [148 Grove Street Worcester, MA 01609 (508) 753-9543], and definitely pick up a copy of Dead End Tricks. ****************************************************** Review from The Noise magazine by George Dow 5/30/2012: This sleaze-rock release from Worcester's Demons Alley is, I think, exactly what you would hope for from this genre-a dash of Kiss, a pinch of Aerosmith, and a generous portion of Guns 'N Roses. If these references are your cup of tea then prepare to jump out of your leopard-print pants and toss your panties on stage-Dead End Tricks is exactly what you've been waiting for. Though there's nothing remotely original about what Demons Alley is doing, you'll be thrilled to hear this strip club music played by guys who aren't gearing up to collect social security. While Steven Tyler is moonlighting on American Idol, and since Axl Rose can't get out of his own ego long enough to make music, I guess it's good to see that there's a new generation coming up behind, proudly flying the cock-rock flag. ****************************************************** Review from Veglam webzine By Laurent 2012-05-11: This is the first album of this band from Worcester, Massachussetts though they've been playing since 2006 (they released a 3 song EP in 2007), and have been touring a lot (mostly in Northeast U.S.
