Sold Date: January 18, 2024
Start Date: January 10, 2024
Final Price: €35.99 (EUR)
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Diablo Swing Orchestra is an Swedish eight-piece ensemble known for pairing elements of jazz, swing, classical, progressive rock with just about everything in between. Since the start in 2003 the band has released four studio albums pushing musical boundaries with humor, creativity and a healthy dose of positive aggression. Their debut “The Butcher’s Ballroom” was a breath of fresh air when it came out in 2006 and received quite a buzz which has grown with each new release. The bands fifth effort titled "Swagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit Hole" is by far their most ambitious undertaking and which pays tribute to all four previous releases but also add some new colors to their already broad pallet of sounds. DSO once again teamed up with producer Roberto Laghi (In Flames, Hardcore Superstars) who has become somewhat of the ninth member of the orchestra. Together they have dug deep into each genre explored on the 13 tracks on the album and worked hard to find the appealing characteristics within that genre and forged it into their own sound. This approach has resulted in a impressive list of guest musicians and some very interesting clashes between sounds which, at least on paper, shouldn’t work. But listeners with an open mind will be rewarded since there are a lot of goodies to be found on the album ranging from the tribal assault that is “War Painted Valentine” to the Zeppelin gospel infused “Snake Oil Baptism”. The band presents new interesting ways of looking upon rock and metal music while managing to stay quite accessible in spite of the fact they’re often described as avant-garde metal.

Trackliste

A1 Sightseeing In The Apocalypse
A2 War Painted Valentine
A3 Celebremos Lo Inevitable
A4 Speed Dating An Arsonist
B1 Jig Of The Century
B2 The Sound Of An Unconditional Surrender
B3 Malign Monologues
C1 Out Came The Hummingbirds
C2 Snake Oil Baptism
C3 Les Invulneables
D1 Saluting The Reckoning
D2 The Prima Donna Gauntlet
D3 Overture To A Ceasefire