Sunflower Dead
It’s Time to Get Weird
Bloody Bat Records
2015
Sunflower Dead returns with their sophomore release, almost three years after their self-titled debut album. This is the first time that I come across this band and I have to say that I was kinda confused when I saw the cover artwork. I didn’t really know what I was going to listen to. As you see, the cover artwork has a clear reference on the KISS cover “Rock and Roll Over”. Now around 39 years later, Sunflower Dead present their own weird vision of the well-known KISS cover.
Musically, Sunflower Dead blend modern metal, nu-metal with alternative, hard rock & metal elements altogether. They are a modern-day act and a few extreme metal bits can be found on their tracks. Not enough to turn away the extreme metal haters. On the homonymous track, well-known Korn vocalist, Jonathan Davis, is also participating. The production is powerful & tight. The album was produced by Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Slipknot, Godsmack) and Mikey Doling (Gemini Syndrome).
Sunflower Dead combine their music with a weird show. It’s like the guys have come out of a Rob Zombie movie, such as “House of 1000 Corpses” – I do think that Captain Spaulding deserves a place in the band’s line-up! So do not miss them if they happen to play near you. No matter if you’re into this kind of music or not, you’re gonna enjoy their show. Closing, I should say that those who were into nu-metal back in the beginning of the millennium and they still fancy modem metal music should better check out “It’s Time to Get Weird”.
Musically, Sunflower Dead blend modern metal, nu-metal with alternative, hard rock & metal elements altogether. They are a modern-day act and a few extreme metal bits can be found on their tracks. Not enough to turn away the extreme metal haters. On the homonymous track, well-known Korn vocalist, Jonathan Davis, is also participating. The production is powerful & tight. The album was produced by Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Slipknot, Godsmack) and Mikey Doling (Gemini Syndrome).
Sunflower Dead combine their music with a weird show. It’s like the guys have come out of a Rob Zombie movie, such as “House of 1000 Corpses” – I do think that Captain Spaulding deserves a place in the band’s line-up! So do not miss them if they happen to play near you. No matter if you’re into this kind of music or not, you’re gonna enjoy their show. Closing, I should say that those who were into nu-metal back in the beginning of the millennium and they still fancy modem metal music should better check out “It’s Time to Get Weird”.