Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats- The Night Creeper (2015)

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats- The Night Creeper (2015)

“I associate heavy metal with fantasy because of the tremendous power that the music delivers.”

Christopher Lee

By: Ghost Writer

Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats name remind me of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, but that's as far as any comparative between both bands could go, UAaTD are quite a different type if beast, but I you want to look close, the first thing that comes to mind is the monolithic guitar riffing of the mighty Black Sabbath, the dirge like cadence constantly imitated, but before you dismiss the U.K. band as a mere BS clone, you first have to "see" the big picture, as singer Kevin Starrs gives the band sound a completely different type of spin by adding a deep dose of the plastic psychedelia of John Lennon's most hallucinating sings with The Beatles, just imagine Lennon singing Lucy in the Sky with Diamond or my all-time favorite Tomorrow Never Knows with iron man Tony Iommi on guitars to get a close description of the bands unique sound, yes, they are certainly in the doom territory, but they ate not metal enough and their music is way to more colorful than say Cathedral or Candlemass, more closer to the unique take on the genre by 40 Watt Sun.

Opener Waiting for Blood drag us immediately into darkness and 60s psychedelia sing along, guitars sound formidable rusty and although the rhythm section is anything special, the riffs are cohesive enough to carry us into the band's musical dungeon, while Murder Night, featuring a slowed down Budgie riff kind if mixes it with Girl by the Fab Four, out if their mighty Rubber Soul record in which you can almost smell the weed.

Downtown is really close to the bone, with the band and Starrs not only following BS/Pentagram undeniable musical structures but also some of Ozzy's prototypical vocal lines, then throwing Pusher Man at us, no, not the Curtis Mayfield's Superfly song, but a contemplative tune with great abrasive guitars and an almost Pink Floyd type of feeling greatly displayed.

The band increases the intensity on Melody Lane which features a solid beat and a peculiar groovy vocal line showing that the band is not a mere doom machine, but a great British and obscure psychedelic rock band, just to launch the incredible title track, an almost bluesy quirky tune with hallucinate turns and hypnotic vocals.

Another big surprise comes in the form of the Alice Cooper like Inside, featuring a powerful almost martial beat that definitely could have been a hit for Cooper in the 70s.

The Night Creeper is great record, is almost like watching an old horror movie, and that's precisely the fascinating thing about this band, featuring a unique sound extracted from known sources but reinventing them in a quiet interesting way