Deinonychus – Warfare Machines

Releasedate: 26-10-2007; Label: My Kingdom Music
By: Sabine van Gameren

Deinonychus is founded in the year 1992. Since that year, quite a discrography developed through the years, with different line ups. Their latest release dates from 2007: “Warfare Machines”.

The band, named after a dinosaur, is from Dutch orgin. With “Warfare Machines” you can place them under doom metal. With aggressive vocals often flirting with harder bands they create an atmosphere in which you are not really sure what is coming up. In the start I could easily have expected a metal core band as well, as it was not the situation that the speed stays out. The deep dark growls from vocalist Marco Kehren turned out very impressive.
As it comes to the instrumental part you have moments in which you love to listen to the outstanding riffs, but on other parts there is nothing new under the sun. From song to song, minute to minute it changes your feelings towards it.

Deinonychus made an album which is unstable for your feelings, but maybe a rock in the sand when it comes to originality. I name the vocals as the big pro of this album.

Line up:
Marco Kehren – Guitars, vocals
Giuseppe Orlando – drums, cymbals
Jürgen Bartsch – Bass

Links:
Deinonychus Official