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7.5/10
Summary
Label: Eonian Records
Release date: May 23, 2025
User Review
( vote)The Devil Wears Nada is a Swedish band that plays Melodic Hard Rock and incorporates haunted castle keyboards and other off-kilter instrumentation. Their debut album originally came out under the title Adecence in 2023, only to be picked up and rereleased by Eonian Records in 2025 with the name changed to Postalgia. For those unfamiliar with the word “postalgia”, it is defined as a longing for a future that idealizes a past experience, or a yearning for a golden future that never truly exists. It can be viewed as the opposite of “nostalgia,” which is a longing for the past.
That being said, musically The Devil Wears Nada sound much like their fellow Swedish cohorts in spine-tingling spookiness Ghost. In fact, the second track on Postalgia, “Patient Zero,” sounds like it was ripped off the b-side of a Ghost single. It’s dark, eerie, and full of wonderful uneasiness. The rest of the tracks more or less follow the same recipe, but not as overtly Ghost as “Patient Zero” tends to be.
The production quality of this release is outstanding. The sound is filled with well-rounded bass overtones and the ominous synth/keys come through with clarity and provide a memorable listening experience that hits you from several directions. Playing on a Melodic Hard Rock platform, The Devil Wears Nada are an easy listen with clean vocals that can be somewhat mesmerizing.
All in all, if you’re a Ghost fan or enjoy the tension that haunting keys can add to an album, then get your paws on Postalgia and you’ll find a number of influences and similarities (sans the overt satanic references). Good call overall by Eonian Records to give this album another shot at making an impact in the Melodica Hard Rock arena. Check it out!
Tracklist
- Adecence
- Patient Zero
- Late Night Talking
- Make Me Feel
- Someone Slightly Buried
- Juliet
- Dear Marilyn
- The Devil Wears Nada
- Infinity
- Prima Nocta
- Til’ Death Do Us Part
- 1989
- Victim
Lineup
Linus Johansson – Vocals
Henrik Westergren – Rhythm & lead guitars, backing vocals, synth production
Jacob Werner – Keyboards, lead guitars
Fredrik Svensson Carlström – Bass, rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Ludvig Alfvén – Drums, acoustic guitars, backing vocals, synth production
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