Dead City Ruins - Dead City Ruins

Dead City Ruins; if you do not already know the name, you soon will. The Melbourne-bred five-piece's self-titled sophomore full-length album is, in short, an example of hard rock-meets-metal mastery. From the kick-drum count-in until it's thundery, rain-soaked conclusion, this is an album that demands that it's presence be known and felt. It simply would not be right if Dead City Ruins were to quietly become one of Aussie rock and metal's best releases of 2014. This record is a Winchester Model 1912 of a thing; it's attention grabbing bang should, nay must, be heard by all. Originality, musicianship, glory with all of the mess - it's all there.