Underneath the Sound

Description

Mars 2020, France experiences its first lockdown due to the COVID-19 health crisis. Artistic life comes to a standstill, stunned by this event that no one has experienced before. Yet it is from this historically disorienting moment that DROPDEAD CHAOS will be born. Initially a collective of musicians from the French and international rock and metal scene, this musical entity quickly found itself faced with the obvious desire to be a band. Composed of Boris (Betraying the Martyrs), Jacou (Black Bomb A), Baptiste (Smash HitCombo), Nils (Sirenia), Déha (Maladie, Wolvennest...) and Renato (Trepalium, Les Tambours du Bronx), DROPDEAD CHAOS released three singles in the span of eight months thanks to the support of HK, producer at Vamacara studio, who has notably worked with Loudblast, Bukowski, Black Bomb A, Sirenia, Sinsaenum, Les Tambours du Bronx, Dagoba, Betraying the Martyrs... Following the three singles, the desire to offer a true identity to DROPDEAD CHAOS is present. Thus, the six members and their producer begin composing the first album: Underneath The Sound. From the first track - "Underneath The Sound" and its almost a cappella beginning that gradually builds in intensity, DROPDEAD CHAOS demonstrates that it is not just a "supergroup" of individuals but truly a metal band with a real musical proposition. The tracks follow one another, and the band manages to transition from metal ("One Last Encore" and its relentless chorus) to hip-hop ("What I’ve Learnt" with its stripped-down production and rapped vocals). The album actually ends with "Rainman," a good synthesis of the sound of DROPDEAD CHAOS: the instrumentation is heavy yet refined, and the two voices of Renato and Déha blend wonderfully for a breathtaking finale.