Review: Dartanian - Demo

artist: dartanian album: demo label: none/demo released: by: rob tatum First off, if any of you want to check out the three songs on this demo, go to the link at the bottom (they are all online). Alright, well, calling fans of 80’s metal and Iron Maiden… featuring members of Shogun and Contender… Dartanian has arrived. Based on that, if you didn’t like Maiden, or the 80’s, then stop reading, you won’t like this. For those of you, like myself, that own every Def Leppard album and wish that they had enough money to go see the Scorpions and Whitesnake on tour, then you will probably dig this. The first song, "River," reminds me of Maiden all the way. Typical 80’s metal guitar riffs, with some high pitched wailing vocals. Next up, "Infidel," has a little more melody, and more of a modern feel than the first song. The last song, "Stand Off," trails back to the Maiden sound. I’ll be honest, the first time I heard this, I hated it. And many of you might feel the same way, but I encourage you to listen to it anyway. The musicianship is excellent and although it’s not groundbreaking, it’s still something fun to listen to. This band could easily pass for something from 15 years ago if you just listened to this demo. favorite song: "river" rating: 70%/100% listen to dartanian