RamTatTa - The Deep Eynde – Blackout: The Dark Years

The fifth album of the horror punk band from California is described by the band itself as a showcase of their work. Unfortunately, my copy did not include the announced DVD, so I can only focus on the CD. With eighteen songs, the CD is unusually long for bands from the USA. Since many songs exceed the 4-minute sound barrier, you really get your money's worth here. However, whether one needs to release a best-of album after four albums and four singles is very questionable to me. After all, the band has turned eighteen this year. DEEP EYNDE is celebrating its eighteenth anniversary in 2008. Thus, the release of the best-of album is at least somewhat understandable.

The eighteen songs showcase the band's development very well. The early songs of DEEP EYNDE are more in the realm of dark rock and late New Wave, and were still relatively harmless. Throughout their history, the band has become harder and incorporated rockabilly as another stylistic element into their music. As a result, the newer songs are significantly harder and darker. These songs are also more enjoyable, as the mix of styles gives the darkness of DEEP EYNDE's music more color and a face. The images the band paints are more concrete. No longer as blurred and dreamy as at the beginning of their history. Overall, the band presents several faces on this album. Faces that have changed repeatedly over 18 years. These very faces reflect the band's development very well. Thus, this little best-of album is definitely worth a listen.

The missing DVD also includes all of the band's music videos as well as interviews and various bonus material from 1990 to the present.
Horror punk fans definitely won't go wrong here.

Label: I used to fuck People like You in Prison Records
Distribution: SPV
Release Date: 14.11.2008

The Deep Eynde

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