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DEADNIGHT (Writing new album)

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With the successful release of 2008’s Messenger of Death, DEADNIGHT have established themselves as a powerful and dynamic band capable of displaying many diverse elements in their music. With their ferocious old-school thrash riffing, screaming guitar solos, and haunting atmosphere, DEADNIGHT’s blackened sound is truly unparalleled.
Throughout the past year, the band has performed at Central Illinois Metalfest 2008, independently toured the west coast of the United States, and have shared the stage with Kreator, Children of Bodom, Exodus, The Black Dahlia Murder, Monstrosity, Brutal Truth, and Belphegor.
From the very beginning, their goal was to incorporate the best aspects of extreme metal while maintaining the integrity of old school songwriting. In every song, the listener will hear memorable compositions built on thrashing guitar riffs, melodic guitar passages, and epic guitar solos. What DEADNIGHT does in terms of melodic guitar is more closely related to what DISSECTION was doing about a decade ago; the guitar leads, while melodic, are distressing and melancholic as opposed to upbeat and harmonious. When they choose to, DEADNIGHT can construct an atmosphere easily comparable to a band like BATHORY. On the opposite end of things, DEADNIGHT can also thrash with the best of them. This element of diversity is truly the greatest aspect of the band.
Originally formed by mastermind Mike in Chicago, Illinois, during the summer of 2003, the first demo "In the Dead of Night" was recorded and self-released by the end of summer. After a series of unstable lineup changes over the next few years, Rotting Corpse Records released Messenger of Death in April of 2008. At this time, the band was honored with their very own burger of the month at the Chicago Pub, Kuma’s Corner. The band is nearly finished writing their second full-length album and will be ready to enter the recording studio this summer.
DEADNIGHT will continue to push forward, breaking away from common scene trends.

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Member Since: 25/07/2005
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*Photos by Brook Mrkvicka
DISCOGRAPHY

MESSENGER OF DEATH
4/7/2008 - Rotting Corpse Records

IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
6/1/2004 - Self-Released

Influences: BATHORY
DISSECTION
SODOM
DEATH
KREATOR
MORBID ANGEL

Sounds Like: True metallic fury has been unleashed as Deadnight blasts forth with Messenger of Death, one of the most hammering, true METAL albums of the year. Deadnight creates a twisted, brain-blasting, wall of metal chaos that will leave riff-crazy metalheads in a state of nirvana. Tracks like Burned Alive,Keeper of Souls, Unholy Revenge and Die with Me are tight-as-fuck, blistering assaults packed and overflowing with enough Destruction/Kreator-like riffwork to transport you back in time to the mid 80s faster than you can buckle your fucking bullet belt. Throw in a cover painting by "Ken McCracken" that would have been right at home on any King Diamond vinyl and you have one of the most essential metallic purchases of the year.
9/10 - David Horn (SOD Magazine)
This review will be slightly different. In it you will not find any of the usual metaphors, similes or prepositional phrases used to describe the bands on display, nor will you be subjected to the customary comparisons or trappings that us scribes are so wont to employ. Chicago's Deadnight deserve as much. So, in celebration of the band's latest release, Messenger of Death, I ask you to dig deep into your forgotten closet of '80s metal cliches. Reclaim that acid/stoned wash denim jacket clad with Slayer, Venom, Kreator and Possessed buttons. Reclaim that old math textbook emblazoned with the ghastly logos of Sacrifice, Death, Obituary and early-Morbid Angel. Adorn those appendage-constricting jeans, accessorized with your trusty bullet belt. Anyway, you get the picture, these guys are old school. What is most surprising about Deadnight is that their vicious blackened thrash assault is executed by two dudes, not five, as the music would have you believe. I know, I said I wouldn't do it, but the reviewer in me can't resist throwing out at least a few cliches and comparisons , so here goes: riffs and leads soar like that of the mythical phoenix, barbarous rhythms resound from the bowels of hell, and inhumane vocals of the Dissection kind mutilate and eviscerate. That being said, if yu have a predilection toward mid to late '80s thrash, Deadnight is most certainly your cup o' tea.
8/10 - Jason Deaville (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles)
A no-frills approach that emphasizes razor sharp riffs, speedy gallops and conventional, yet skillfully written song structures goes a long way toward making the disc memorable and menacingly fun. It is primarilly Mike's raspy vocals and the lyrical content that put the"blackened" in the duo's thrash attack. Songs lie "Burned Alive" and the title track exemplify an album full of molten, old-school thrash riffing and screaming guitar solos, as well as some hooky songwriting. "Die With Me" departs just a hair from the norm by incorporating flashes of traditional metal, particularly the lengthy, melodic guitar solo. Messenger of Death burns hot and leaves a favorable impression.
- Scott Alisoglu (Metal Maniacs)
What DEADNIGHT does in terms of melodic guitar is more closely related to what DISSECTION was doing about a decade ago; the guitar leads, while melodic, are distressing and melancholic as opposed to upbeat and harmonious. When they chose to, DEADNIGHT can construct an atmosphere easily comparable to a band like BATHORY. On the opposite end of things, DEADNIGHT can also thrash with the best of them. This element of diversity is truly the greatest aspect of "Messenger Of Death". It would be easiest to think of DEADNIGHT as early KREATOR with a more focussed level of cohesion as well as an added dose of melody and epic-ness, but the music they play is really it’s own entity, and one that deserves to be separate from generic genre labels. I can’t recommend this album enough. It is fucking class from start to finish.
9.5/10 - The Metal Observer
Record Label: Searching!
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

CD REVIEW - Metal Centre - POLAND

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Posted by on Sun, 24 May 2009 15:04:00 GMT

STATEMENT:

Jeremy's departure was a mutual decision based on personal differences on multiple levels. So after all is said and done, we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors. We are currently working...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 10:38:00 GMT

TOUR SUMMARY

MESSENGER OF DEATH TOUR 20091-09-2009    THE BLACK CASTLE     Los Angeles, California 1-10-2009    BALAZO GALLERY        San Francisco, California1-11-2009    THE JAVA LOUNGE       Sacramento, Califor...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:48:00 GMT

CD REVIEW - SOD MAGAZINE

From SOD 27:DEADNIGHTMessenger of DeathRotting Corpse Records9 Skulls True metallic fury has been unleashed as Deadnight blasts forth with Messenger of Death, one of the most hammering, true METAL alb...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:24:00 GMT

CD REVIEW - BRAVE WORDS AND BLOODY KNUCKLES

DEADNIGHTMessenger of Death (Rotting Corpse)This review will be slightly different. In it you will not find any of the usual metaphors, similes or prepositional phrases used to describe the bands on d...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:30:00 GMT

CD REVIEW - BRUTALISM.COM

Deadnight - Messenger Of Deathreview by Cody exclusively for BRUTALISM.comImagine your in the late 1980's. Imagine you just heard Slayer's Reign in Blood for the first time. Then imagine Slayer did an...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:38:00 GMT

CD REVIEW - METAL MANIACS

Deadnight consists of two first-name only individuals: John(bass) and Mike(vocals, guitars, percussion, and keyboards), who wrote the eight songs of Messenger of Death from 2004 to 2006, settling on C...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:35:00 GMT

CD REVIEW - Mymetal.punt.nl

I have to say I didn't expect this album, and old school cover artwork and the picture of the two remaining band members made me think of a black metal album, but this is actually old school, very agg...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:37:00 GMT

ARTICLE - The Illinois Entertainer

Ironically, the tour calling itself Thrash And Burn that stops at the Pearl Room in Mokena Monday night is not be the thrashiest show in Chicagoland that evening. In fact, we're not even sure how Rev...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:33:00 GMT

CD REVIEW - The Illinois Entertainer!

It's becoming very easy to be jaded with this "thrash revival" scene. What initially seemed like a good idea, digging up the music that put American metal on the map in the '80s, has already worn out ...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:34:00 GMT