Darker Half Never Surrender

2016, Darker Half are on the rise and are a breath of fresh air in the current Australia metal scene with its heavy focus on metal. There are sources categorizing the Sydney four piece as a thrash metal band, but you can definitely class the new album NEVER SURRENDER as a traditional metal album with a heavy dose of power metal. The band seem to acknowledge this with the artwork featuring a metal eagle eerily similar to that gracing the cover of Judas Priest's SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE. NEVER SURRENDER kicks off with opening track ,,Nemesis" with its wonderfully heavy riff, harmonised vocal passages and a wail that would fit perfectly into the Tim ´Ripper` Owens era of Iced Earth. This trend is continued throughout the album to create a very nostalgic late 90's/early 00's power metal album. The album wraps up nicely with the organ driven mid tempo ,,Anthem For A Doomed Youth" which will provide many fist pumping moments for years to come. It is very obvious from their work so far that Darker Half love what they!