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Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats-Wasteland album review



Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats followup to Night creeper is here, in the form of Wasteland, a story of a Dystopian nightmare.

I See Through You starts out with a intro with sirens and an eerie voice on a megaphone and builds up into this groovy dark psychedelic Sabbath groove. Gives ya a chill up the spine. ‘Somebody switch the oxygen off and take their games away’ as an opening line, speaking of the beginning of a doomed world. Sounds familiar, eh?


Shockwave City has a great opening riff, and moves onto a brilliant groove. Such sinister vibes, painting a movie in your head like their albums usually do, ‘into the dark lands we fall, to an empty grave that's waiting they have their chains on us all behind the walls of Shockwave City. ‘ the solo is like Iron Maiden meets Black Sabbath, and ends with the chorus leading into a jammy solo to fade out. Slight early kiss vibe.


No Return is pure dark bluesy Doom with fuzz and a groove, and some eerie organ keys going. It builds up like an orgasm into a monster of a riff. ‘Come taste the darkness fullfill the urge our sky is starless as we hear the dirge, ‘ post apocalypse hell hole. This is eerie because to be honest, we don't feel that far from it. There's a break with some impromptu jams, and goes into an almost electric wizard circa dopethrone kinda riff. Absolutely amazing. Ends with eerie TV channels constantly switching and radio signals going back and fourth, and a funeral organ playing.


Blood Runner begins with air raid sirens, and explodes into a heavy psychedelic Iron Maiden type song. Holy fucking shit this is fucking great. The harmonies and riffs, the raw analog production, and the intensity of the performances captured on this record do not disappoint in the least. The solo is a great one by Kevin Stars, singer and lead guitarist and main songwriter. Fucking insane.


Side 2 starts off with a punky psychedelic tune called Stranger Tonight. ‘your neck is warm to touch, if i squeeze a little too much, cuts off your blood and brain until you're like everyone. ‘ fucking incindiary. This song is seriously like 60s garage horror punk in a way. Uncle Acid never dissapoints.


Wasteland begins with a synth with a despondent buzz and an acoustic comes out and lyrics about the end of mankind it seems. Beautiful, yet eerie. Sounds of winds and water crashing throughout make the atmosphere perfect. ‘Four horsemen arrived at daybreak as the sky up ahead turned black the cold and the rain cut through them but they knew they'd never come back. ‘ Almost  Pink Floydian in a way. Rest of the band comes in and it sounds like 60s Era Floyd gone evil. Phenomenal tune.


Bedouin begins with fuzzy guitar fading in, and  it's a psychedelic Iron Maiden Black Sabbath orgy musically. Great song with great riffs and great vibes. Dark, sinister,  satanic vibes with dopesmoke permeating over a graveyard.
The final track Exodus closes the record with a hypnotic, vibey, psychedelic, prog kinda vibe. Lyrics depicting a guy who saw the shit that went down and he ran and watched from afar, watching everyone else become controlled, manipulated, and exterminated.


This is yet another phenomenal record from Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats, always bringing a story that's relatable, and not chasing their own tales artistically either. Phenomenal and fitting for the world we live in, and if we're not careful, where it will lead.






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