Dynamite Drug Diamond – Tang

The latest album by alternative-grunge band Tang titled ‘Dynamite Drug Diamond’ is a very enjoyable and intense experience of truly aggressive and angry music. Featuring noisy guitar riffs and positively strained vocals that present the (at times) visceral lyrics of the songs, ‘Dynamite Drug Diamond’ comes across as a very enjoyable album experience (or enjoyable in the context of angry music). It’s a brilliant indulgence into the angrier side of music, where the use of loud instrumentals and screaming vocals work well for the presentation of the ideas themselves. It seems Tang have a good thing going for them, with their utilization of the strengths of ’emo’ or ‘hardcore’ music working well for their own sound.

Although Tang may not be the best band of their genre, their latest album ‘Dynamite Drug Diamond’ certainly presents them as one of the strongest. Tang utilize a number of elements that easily go wrong on their latest album, and make them work well for themselves. There’s a good number of strengths on ‘Dynamite Drug Diamond’ that makes it an enjoyable and interesting album to indulge in at darker times. The technical aspects of the album seems to work well in many of the songs, with the instrumentals and vocal style sounding very strong. It seems most of Tang’s efforts on their latest album have been pulled off brilliantly, making ‘Dynamite Drug Diamond’ a very enjoyable album.

Although a good number of Tang’s efforts have worked well on ‘Dynamite Drug Diamond’, it seems they miss the mark on one or two steps, most notably in the beginning of the album which seems to open the album up to a sluggish pace. ‘Dynamite Drug Diamond’ takes a little while for it to really get going, though once it does, the weaknesses’ of the album’s opening are instantly forgotten. The weaknesses of the album’s opening might hurt the overall album in one or two places, but it’s never enough to truly bring the album down in any real significant way.

Overall though, Tang have produced a great album, that certainly pushes them as one of the better bands of their genre. A lot of the techniques used by Tang on ‘Dynamite Drug Diamond’ have been tried by many bands prior to them, and it never seems to truly work. Tang on the other hand make it work well for their music, giving it a nice edge when it comes to music of this genre. ‘Dynamite Drug Diamond’ is essentially a brilliant sounding album that is a wonderful indulgence in angry pissed-off emotions. It’s certainly nice to hear music of this style done right.

Album Rating:

• ★★★★☆  4/5

Selected Songs:

• Paint In Black
• Eve Of Ceasefire Talks
• Wrong Place Wrong Time
• Roses Out Of Chaos

Tang’s latest album ‘Dynamite Drug Diamond’ is out now and can be purchased at: http://soberuprecords.com/store/