Disco Metal
Self-Released, 2020
9/10
There’s certainly no shortage of imaginative bands coming out of Brooklyn these days, but few are as unique as Makes My Blood Dance. A quartet comprised of Evan Russell Saffer (vocals), John Christian Polimeni (guitar), Allan Zapar (drums) and Filia Luna (bass), Disco Metal is just that, as well as much more in their abrasive yet elegant formula.
“Drive To Mars” starts the listen and makes an immediate impression with an energetic and charged approach that’s part ‘80s metal, part symphonic pop and entirely interesting in a way that you could dance or leap into the pit to, and “Power Of The Lightside” follows with a thicker approach of loud versus quiet dynamics that chug with a raw intensity but also welcome much soaring beauty.
The middle tracks offer “Beaming Right Up”, where an anthemic thumping collides with a club friendly approach, while “Sick As Our Secrets” gets a bit darker in scope, as power metal nods unfold amid wailing guitar solos.
The final two tracks, “We Push And They Shove” and “Communion”, are among the best, where the former pushes and pulls alongside tension and melody, and the latter recruits a sing-along quality where industrial-ish moments emit much absorbing grit.
A very unusual and exciting effort that will appeal to fans of legends as diverse as Ministry, Skid Row and White Zombie, as well as today’s version of pop, Makes My Blood Dance won’t take long to make an immeasurable mark on your listening experience.
Travels well with: Selfless Orchestra- Great Barrier; Cosse- Nothing Belongs To Anything