ADASTRA – Death Or Domination
The extremely musically talented Olli Antilla and Teemu Kurki founded Adastra, Formerly Paralysion, in 2001. Unfortunately, the latter decided to leave the band in 2002 due to the well-known “musical differences” reason. The bassist, Santeri Vauramo, and the drummer, Jussi Ruokolainen, joined in 2002 and the heart of Adastra was formed. In 2004, the band released their first demo, The System Falls Apart, with Ville Siikamaki leading vocals. Two years later, Adastra released an EP with a new guy, Jari Hartman, on guitar as he was recruited as the second axeman. A year later, in 2007, their debut album The Last Sunset hit the Metal market. Death Or Domination is the second album by the Finnish Heavy Metal band, Adastra. This young group demonstrates extraordinarily good control in the ways of Heavy Metal. Death Or Domination is, without any doubt, a great example of modernized Heavy Metal demonstrated by vigorous riffs, filling leads, and impressive solos. This new album displays how important good practice is and great coordination between band members and what they can achieve. Obviously, Olli is the living spirit behind Adastra, yet, there seems to be open-minded dynamics within the band, which shows the well-constructed dialog between the instruments. As with many talented musicians, Adastra has a good control and feel for the music, but lacks the sophistication in the lyrical arena. The lyrics of most songs are simple with standard rhythm and rhyme. Moreover, the vocals need much work to fit with the music well. Still, the rich melodic themes, changing from slow ballads to the much-beloved heavy rhythms cover for these drawbacks. The overall outcome is that Death Or Domination is a pretty good album. Highlights from this release – modern and young with sweet melodies: “Death or Domination” has immense riffs, a very good …READ MORE
