Dead By April Let The World Know

2014, Dead By April is one of the best underrated Swedish metal bands out there today. Forgoing the traditional anger that seems to be coming from the more popular metal bands from Sweden (In Flames, Meshuggah, Arch Enemy), Dead By April instead chooses to sing about heartache, personal empowerment, and remembrance. Some call this band the metal Backstreet Boys, but that's taking away credit from this phenomenal band. After the departure of original vocalist Jimmie Strimmel, the band quickly got back into it with new screamer Christoffer Andersson. LET THE WORLD KNOW is classic Dead By April, and they're at the top of their game. Christoffer kills it on screaming and is an amazing takeover after the departure of Jimmie. Zandro is still phenomenal on cleans with a voice like an angel. Pontus is showing off his prowess on both guitars and keyboards and is better than ever. The drum work by Alexander is pounding but not overpowering, and the bass playing by Marcus holds it all together in the background.