The description Western Metal sounds positive, I thought about a diverting and quite funny Rock’n’Roll party release…but DEZPERADOZ deal with some serious background stories about a man sentenced to death who killed his friend with a gun because of revenge.
Consequently the music is only partly swinging, catchy and packed with a portion of pathos, but also steaming power. So the guitars play many power chords and Alex Kraft’s voice transports a lot of rough Western feeling. Of course the DEZPERADOZ have fun in performing, but they do not want to arouse the impression to be a pure fun group. The down-to-earth sound is another aspect which underlines named atmosphere; the listener nearly feels the desert sand in his face. Eminently the opening measures of some tracks let appear a dusty road in a rotten Western town. Thereby the DEZPERADOZ know how to present both dragging pieces like Wild Bunch and heavier, firm neck breakers such as Hate or Wild Times in adept manner. The guys do not save on bombast at right places like the intro for Wild Times shows. A while later groovy heavy rock reigns including very melodic vocals never neglecting typical guitars in the background. The band feels right in every tempo - that means that a pure ballad found its way as well on An Eye For An Eye, namely the Doors-cover track Riders On The Storm. Tom Angelripper also appears on this release and takes part in Here Comes The Pain and contributes to the work’s felicity. Afterwards the depressed ballad Give Up evokes a mood like sitting around a bonfire – the DEZPERADOZ juggle with sentiments and speeds without thinking about consequences. Finally the album dies away with the danceable and funny track 25 Minutes To Go.
Especially this approach is guilty that An Eye For An Eye is that divertive, alternation is presented the whole playtime – partly thoughtful and then again uncontrolled blithesome. This variety of moods awards DEZPERADOZ as winners and they ride into sunset gloriously…